§ 5. Institutions for detention of criminals; probation; parole; state commission of correction.
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§ 5. The legislature may provide for the maintenance and support of
institutions for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of
crime and for systems of probation and parole of persons convicted of
crime. There shall be a state commission of correction, which shall
visit and inspect, or cause to be visited and inspected by members of
its staff, all institutions used for the detention of sane adults
charged with or convicted of crime.