Jail definition

Jail means a jail, workhouse, minimum security jail, or other residential facility used for the confinement of alleged or convicted offenders that is operated by a political subdivision or a combination of political subdivisions of this state.
Jail means a facility that is operated by a local unit of government for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, criminal offenses or ordinance violations; persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt; or a facility which houses prisoners pursuant to an agreement authorized under Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1861, being sections 802.1 to 802.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for not more than 1 year.
Jail means a facility operated by a local unit of government for the physical detention and correction of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses.

Examples of Jail in a sentence

  • The Orange County Public Health Laboratory (OCPHL) currently offers Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhea (GC), HIV Viral Load, Hepatitis C Viral Load, and Trichomonas testing in support of Public Health Clinics, contract clinics, and Orange County Jail facilities.

  • The Owner desires to retain Contractor for the construction of Jail North HVAC Coil Replacement (hereinafter called the “Project”).


More Definitions of Jail

Jail means any place administered by the county sheriff and designed to hold inmates for as long as lawfully required but not to exceed one year pursuant to Iowa Code chapters 356 and 356A.
Jail means any police station, sheriff's office or other place where persons in the custody of the law are detained;
Jail means a county jail, a rehabilitation facility estab- lished by s.59.53 (8), or a county house of correction under s. 303.16.
Jail means a place owned or operated by or under contract to the County primarily designed, staffed, and used for the housing, in full confinement, of adults charged or convicted of a criminal offense; for the punishment, correction, and rehabilitation of offenders charged or convicted of a criminal offense; for confinement during a criminal investigation or for civil detention to enforce a court order, all where such place is structured and operated to ensure such individuals remain on the premises 24-hours a day (excluding time for court appearances, court approved off-premises trips, or medical treatment). Inmates housed in the Jail are considered to be in Secure Detention as defined in Section 1.37. Upon the date of the execution of the Agreement, Jail includes the King County Correctional Facility and the detention facility at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.
Jail as used in Article 8, means a Type II or III facility as defined in the “Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities.”
Jail means a jail or house of correction.
Jail means any holding, detention, special detention, or