As used in this article the following words and terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them:
- (1) COUNTY INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of one year’s duration or less.
- (2) STATE INMATE. A person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year’s duration.
- (3) BOARD. The State Board of Corrections.
(Acts 1976, No. 637, p. 883, §1.)