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RSA 622:7 · Duties of Commissioner of Corrections

Title
LX: CORRECTION AND PUNISHMENT
Chapter
622 · THE STATE PRISONS
Status
current
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622:7 Duties of Commissioner of Corrections. – It shall be the duty of the commissioner of corrections:

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I.

To receive, safely keep, and employ in the prisons all convicts pursuant to their sentence and until discharged according to law. The commissioner may employ convicts outside of the prison walls, upon terms to be prescribed by the commissioner. A prisoner, while so employed, or while going to or from the prisons in connection with such employment, shall be deemed to be in prison as far as all laws relating to escape, attempts to escape, and aiding escape are concerned.

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II.

To have the custody and superintendence of all persons confined in the prisons, and of all property belonging thereto.

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III.

To obey and enforce all orders, bylaws, and regulations which the commissioner may make for the management of the prisons.

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IV.

To command the military guard for the prisons.

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V.

To be the fiscal officer of the prisons.

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VI.

To keep a regular and true account upon the books of the prisons of all money received and expended on account of the prisons and of all their concerns.

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VII.

Not to be a contractor for the prisons and not to be interested in any contract therewith.

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VIII.

[Repealed.]

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IX.

To conduct and manage the industries at the prisons.

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X.

To conduct and manage the educational program of the prisons. Source. RS 227:6. CS 242:6. GS 270:6. GL 288:6. PS 285:7. 1917, 45:2. PL 400:8. 1927, 101:2. 1941, 15:1. RL 464:8. RSA 622:7. 1977, 600:36. 1988, 170:4, I, eff. June 25, 1988. 1998, 386:5, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.

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Source note

Source. RS 227:6. CS 242:6. GS 270:6. GL 288:6. PS 285:7. 1917, 45:2. PL 400:8. 1927, 101:2. 1941, 15:1. RL 464:8. RSA 622:7. 1977, 600:36. 1988, 170:4, I, eff. June 25, 1988. 1998, 386:5, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.

Source history

  • 1917, 45:2. PL 400:8
  • 1927, 101:2
  • 1941, 15:1. RL 464:8. RSA 622:7
  • 1977, 600:36
  • 1988, 170:4, I, eff. June 25, 1988
  • 1998, 386:5, eff. Aug. 26, 1998
  • RS 227:6. CS 242:6. GS 270:6. GL 288:6. PS 285:7

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    abor without parole, to be served as defined in RSA 622:7. The defendant shall perform hard labor for the duration of their natural life, subject only to medical exemptions under RSA 622:7-a or suspension under RSA 622:7, III. (e) The court shall enter the sentence in accordance with the jury’s verdict. There shall be no judicial departure from a jury verdict imposing or rejecting hard labor. 2 Dut

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    supervise inmates in hard labor, the commissioner may suspend hard labor for any or all affected inmates, and alternative punitive measures shall be implemented in accordance with RSA 622:7-d. Compensation, if any, shall be at the prevailing prison wage rate but shall not exceed rates for non-hard labor assignments. The commissioner may incorporate rehabilitative components, such as vocational training, but

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    tence shall be life imprisonment without parole. (d) If hard labor is imposed, the sentence shall be life imprisonment at hard labor without parole, to be served as defined in RSA 622:7. The defendant shall perform hard labor for the duration of their natural life, subject only to medical exemptions under RSA 622:7-a or suspension under RSA 622:7, III. (e) The court shall enter the sentence in acco

  • 2026 SB15-FN reference

    abor without parole, to be served as defined in RSA 622:7. The defendant shall perform hard labor for the duration of their natural life, subject only to medical exemptions under RSA 622:7-a or suspension under RSA 622:7, III. (e) The court shall enter the sentence in accordance with the jury’s verdict. There shall be no judicial departure from a jury verdict imposing or rejecting hard labor. 2 Dut

  • 2026 SB15-FN reference

    supervise inmates in hard labor, the commissioner may suspend hard labor for any or all affected inmates, and alternative punitive measures shall be implemented in accordance with RSA 622:7-d. Compensation, if any, shall be at the prevailing prison wage rate but shall not exceed rates for non-hard labor assignments. The commissioner may incorporate rehabilitative components, such as vocational training, but

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