County commissioners - Inspection of jails

County commissioners shall inspect the jails in their respective

counties at least once each year, and shall fully examine the

health, cleanliness and discipline conditions of the jail. The

person responsible for the administration of such jail shall provide

the county commissioner with the name, age and basis for

incarceration of each prisoner and if it appears to the

commissioners that any provisions of law have been violated or

neglected they shall give notice to the district attorney of the

county. This inspection shall be in addition to that performed by

the State Department of Health.

R.L. 1910, § 4603. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 13, eff. July 1,

1978.