The jail in Marion, Alabama, is Perry County Jail, located at 202 Pickens Street. City jail detainees are subject to the policies laid out in the Alabama Code, primarily in Section 14-6 (Jail).
Use
According to § 14-6-3, Alabama jails, including the city jail in Marion, are to be used to hold people being held for trial; criminals awaiting transfer to a penitentiary; people committed for contempt of court; people being held as witness for a trial; people who have committed federal crimes; and insane people waiting to be transferred to an institution.
Feeding and Supervision
According to § 14-6, jails shall feed prisoners an amount of food valued at $1.75 per capita, paid by the state. Feeding shall be administer by the Board of Corrections and supervised by the county commission.
Record
According to Alabama law, the sheriff must keep a book recording every person detained in the jail in his office. This book gives the name, age, sex, race, distinguishing marks and prisoner charge, along with date of commitment and the order and date of release, and is public record, available to anyone during office hours.
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