§15A-5-1. Creation of Bureau of Prisons and Jails; organization of facilities.

(a) The commissioner shall establish a Bureau of Prisons and Jails. The commissioner shall determine what adult facilities or institutions shall appropriately be managed by the Bureau of Prisons and Jails.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint an assistant commissioner, who shall oversee the Bureau of Prisons and Jails.

(c) Where reference in this article is made to the “division”, it shall mean the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.