(1) The common jails in the several counties shall be kept by the sheriffs, and shall be used for: (a) the detention of persons committed to jail to secure their attendance as witnesses in criminal cases; (b) the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial; (c) the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by other authority of law; and (d) the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment upon conviction of crime. (2) If the county executive contracts with a private contractor to manage, maintain, operate, or construct county jail facilities, the sheriff shall perform whatever obligations are imposed upon him by that contract.
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