The sheriff, chief of police, town marshal or other keepers of jails or prisons or the keeper or manager of the almshouse shall keep their respective jails, prisons and almshouses in a clean and sanitary condition, shall use every means and effort to prevent spitting on the floors and the walls of the jails, prisons and almshouses and shall exercise every precaution to prevent the spread of disease among the inmates.
Ala. Code § 14-6-95 (1975)