§57-572.

§57-572.
   
   A. The Department of Corrections shall request the Governor to declare
   a state of emergency in the prisons of this state whenever the
   population of the prison system exceeds ninety-five percent (95%) of
   the capacity for thirty (30) consecutive days.
   
   B. Unless the Governor finds within fifteen (15) calendar days of the
   Department of Corrections' request to declare a state of emergency
   that such an emergency does not exist, a prison overcrowding state of
   emergency shall be in effect.