Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 14-6-19 (2026)
Clothing, Bedding, Medical Attention, and Feminine Hygiene Products.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The sheriff of a county shall provide to prisoners at the expense of the county, all of the following:
(1) Necessary clothing and bedding.
(2) Necessary medicine and medical attention to those prisoners who are sick or injured, when they are unable to provide them for themselves.
(3) Feminine hygiene products to female prisoners, as soon as is practicable, upon request by the female prisoner.
(Code 1852, §243; Code 1867, §3791; Code 1876, §4493; Code 1886, §4542; Code 1896, §4953; Code 1907, §7198; Code 1923, §4808; Code 1940, T. 45, §125; Act 2019-306, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Gaines v. Choctaw Cnty. Comm'n, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1153 (S.D. Ala. 2003).
Gaines v. Choctaw Cnty. Comm'n, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1153 (S.D. Ala. 2003). “Second, plaintiffs argue that the County breached its duty to fund medical care for inmates imposed by Ala Code § 14-6-19 (1975) because it failed to provide adequate funding for the medical care of inmates or for staff who could attend to the medical needs of inmates.”
Ex Parte Univ. of South Alabama, 812 So. 2d 341 (Ala. 2001). “In its complaint, USAMC alleged that Boutwell, Hill, and McNabb were unable to pay all or a portion of the medical costs and that Escambia County was legally responsible under § 14-6-19, Ala.Code 1975, which provides that a county is responsible for medical expenses for indigent…”
Young v. Myhrer, 243 F. Supp. 3d 1243 (N.D. Ala. 2017). “VIII; Ala. Code § 14-6-19 (“Necessary clothing and bedding must be furnished .”
Nicholson v. Choctaw Cnty., Ala., 498 F. Supp. 295 (S.D. Ala. 1980). “The plaintiffs’ fifth cause of action against Sheriff Donald Lolley and the Choctaw County Commission arises under Alabama Code § 14-6-19, which guarantees to prisoners adequate medical services.”
Baptist Health Sys., Inc. v. City of Midfield, 792 So. 2d 1095 (Ala. 2001). “On September 15, 1999, Baptist Health moved for a summary judgment, contending that, pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 14-6-19, the City had a duty to provide, at its own expense, medical attention to a sick inmate such as Warren Smith.”
Irvin v. Shelley, 53 So. 3d 887 (Ala. 2009). “See Ala.Code § 14-6-19 (1975). The Alabama Supreme Court has never addressed whether a suit brought against a jailer in his individual capacity alleging negligent performance of his statutory duties should be treated as a suit against the state.”
LeFrere v. Quezada, 582 F.3d 1260 (11th Cir. 2009). “On the other hand, nurses are hired by the sheriff, supervised by the sheriff, and help carry out the sheriffs duty under Ala.Code § 14-6-19 to provide medical care to prisoners.”
Wilson v. Manning, 880 So. 2d 1101 (Ala. 2003). “" [10] Wilson argues that Manning, in her dealings with Wilson, was in violation of § 14-6-19, Ala.Code 1975, which provides: "Necessary clothing and bedding must be furnished by the sheriff or jailer, at the expense of the county, to those prisoners who are unable to provide…”
Shaw v. Coosa Cnty. Comm'n, 330 F. Supp. 2d 1285 (M.D. Ala. 2004). “Ala.Code § 14-6-19 (1975) (emphasis added).”
Univ. of South Alabama v. Escambia Cnty., 812 So. 2d 336 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000). “In its complaint, USAMC alleged that Bout-well, Hill, and McNabb were unable to pay all or a portion of the medical costs and that Escambia County was legally responsible under § 14-6-19, Ala.Code 1975, which provides that a county is responsible for medical expenses for…”
Lancaster v. Monroe Cnty., 116 F.3d 1419 (11th Cir. 1997). “See Ala.Code § 14-6-19 (1975). Accordingly, Sheriff Tate may not be sued for the negligent performance of his duty to obtain medical attention for Lancaster.”
Ex Parte Davis, 9 So. 3d 480 (Ala. 2008). “vented her from obtaining medical treatment on her own, that they were aware of Lee's medical condition, that they provided no medical care for Lee and did not allow her to obtain medical care, and that their failure to provide medical care or allow her to obtain medical care…”
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