§ 98-136. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Chief means the chief of corrections.

    Department means the department of corrections.

    Detention facilities means city facilities in which inmates are detained, including the pretrial detention center, corrections center, Grady Hospital and city courts.

    Inmate means any person who is confined to a detention facility.

    Jail means the city jail or pretrial detention center.

    Prison means the city prison.

(Ord. No. 1995-07, § 18, 3-8-95; Ord. No. 2002-71, § 71, 9-16-02)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.