Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 14-6-40 (2026)
Duty to Feed Prisoners.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The sheriff of the county, except as otherwise provided by existing laws, in his or her official capacity, in person or by his or her deputy or jailer, shall be responsible for the feeding of prisoners in the jail under his or her jurisdiction in accordance with the terms of this article. The food and services in preparing food, serving food, and other services incident to the feeding of prisoners shall be paid for from funds as provided in Section 14-6-42. In no event shall the sheriff be personally responsible for the cost of feeding prisoners or any shortage in the funds provided for that purpose.
(Acts 1923, No. 528, p. 704; Code 1923, §4826; Code 1940, T. 45, §143; Act 2019-133, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Nicholson v. Choctaw Cnty., Ala., 498 F. Supp. 295 (S.D. Ala. 1980).
Nicholson v. Choctaw Cnty., Ala., 498 F. Supp. 295 (S.D. Ala. 1980). “The plaintiffs’ seventh cause of action against Sheriff Donald Lolley arises under Alabama Code § 14-6-40 and § 14-6-97, and the Commissioner of the Department of *298 Corrections under § 14-6-41, which require the provision of nutritionally adequate food to prisoners.”
Ana M. Franklin (Tax Ct. 2025). “3 See Ala. Code § 14-6-40 (1995) (amended 2019).”
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