[3] By statute, the Commissioner must be over the age of 25 with training and experience in institutional operation and management.
[4] The Commissioner has the same power as a judge of the court of general sessions to administer oaths, and to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses.
The Board of Inspectors consisted of five members including the Governor and the Secretary of State.
In 1915 the General Assembly created the State Board of Controls to manage charity, penal, and reformatory institutions.
In 1929 the Advisory Board of Pardons was established, which created a system of parole eligibility in 1931.