CODE OF GEORGIA Title 42. PENAL INSTITUTIONS Chapter 5. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF STATE AND COUNTIES Article 2.

WARDENS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND OTHER PERSONNEL Current through 2013 legislative session 42-5-36. Confidentiality of Information Supplied by Inmates; Penalties for Breach Thereof; Classified Nature of Department Investigation Reports; Custodians of Records of Department (a) Officials and employees of the department shall respect the confidential nature of information supplied by inmates who cooperate in remedying abuses and wrongdoing in the penal system. Any official or employee who breaks such a confidence and thereby subjects a cooperating inmate to physical jeopardy or harassment shall be subject to suspension or discharge.

(b) Investigation reports and intelligence data prepared by the Internal Investigations Unit of the department shall be classified as confidential state secrets and privileged under law, unless declassified in writing by the commissioner. (c) All institutional inmate files and central office inmate files of the department shall be classified as confidential state secrets and privileged under law, unless declassified in writing by the commissioner; provided, however, these records shall be subject to subpoena by a court of competent jurisdiction of this state. (1) As used in this subsection, the term 'identifying information' means any records or information that reveals a name, residential or business address, residential or business telephone number, day and month of birth, social security number, or professional qualifications. (2) The identifying information of any person or entity who participates in or administers the execution of a death sentence and the identifying information of any person or entity that manufactures, supplies, compounds, or prescribes the drugs, medical supplies, or medical equipment utilized in the execution of a death sentence shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 or under judicial process. Such information shall be classified as a confidential state secret.
Cite as OCGA 42-5-36 History. Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 333, 1A, eff. 7/1/2013.

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