RSA 622:5 Powers of Commissioner of Corrections.

The commissioner of corrections, subject to the supervision and direction of the governor and council, shall have power:
I. To appoint all officers and servants necessary for the management of the prisons, and to remove them, subject to the regulations of the state personnel commission.
II. To define the powers, duties, and compensation of such officers and agents, subject to the regulations of the state personnel commission.
III. To establish bylaws for the government of the prisons.
IV. To provide for the purchase of articles necessary for the use of the prisons and for the health and comfort of the officers and prisoners.
V. To provide for the sale of articles manufactured in the prisons or not necessary for the use thereof.
VI. To make contrac