Opinion No. (1985)

Dear Dr. Black:

This opinion is in response to your question asking:

Does the furlough statute of Missouri authorize the prosecuting attorneys and circuit judges of counties and the City of St. Louis the right to veto the granting of furloughs by the Department of Corrections and Human Resources, Division of Adult Institution?

Section 217.425, RSMo Supp. 1984, states:

1. The division director may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate who, he has reasonable cause to believe, will honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to visit specifically designated…