§ 42-56-21 Labor of prisoners committedfor criminal offense, qui tam, penal action, or failure to give recognizance.– (a) All persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions on account oftheir conviction of any criminal offense, or on execution issued in any qui tamor penal action, or for not giving the recognizance required of them to keepthe peace upon complaint for threats, shall be let or kept at labor therein oron the institution lot or in some building thereon, for the benefit of thestate, in any manner, under a contract and subject to any rules, regulations,and discipline that the director, or his or her designee, may make; provided,however, that for the purposes of furthering the rehabilitation of personsconcerned and upon the unanimous recommendation of at least three (3) of thefive (5) members of the classification board, provided for by § 42-56-30and upon the approval of the director, or his or her designee, an inmateimprisoned on account of his or her conviction of a criminal offense, not a sexoffense involving minors, who has served at least one-sixth ( 1/6) of his orher sentence, or who, in the case of a person serving a life sentence from hisor her parole eligibility date and as to whom there is reasonable cause tobelieve he or she will honor his or her trust, may be permitted to work at paidemployment for his or her own benefit or participate in a training oreducational program within or without the state on a voluntary basis outside ofthe institution lot at any time and under any conditions and restrictions asthe director, or his or her designee, may impose and subject to recall by thedirector, or his or her designee, while continuing as a prisoner at the adultcorrectional institutions, provided that:
(1) Representatives of local union central bodies or similarlabor organizations are consulted;
(2) The paid employment will not result in the displacementof employed workers or in the supplanting of work regularly performed by theworkforce. It shall not be an unfair labor practice to utilize prisoners toperform labor at outdoor work sites in conjunction with unionized employees;
(3) No person sentenced to life for murder shall be placed ina work release program until that person has served a minimum number of ten(10) years.
(b) The director, or his or her designee, may at any timerecall a prisoner from that release status if he or she believes or has reasonto believe the peace, safety, welfare, or security of the community may beendangered by the prisoner being under that release status. Any prisonerrecalled under this provision shall be presented to the next regularlyscheduled meeting of the classification board for their further consideration.
(c) A prisoner authorized to work at paid employment withinor without the state under this section shall be required to pay court orderedrestitution and pay any court ordered fines and costs and may be required topay, and the director, or his or her designee, is authorized to collect thecosts incident to the prisoner's confinement as the director, or his or herdesignee, deems appropriate and reasonable. Collections for costs incident to aprisoner's confinement shall be deposited with the treasurer as a part of thegeneral revenue of the state. Collections made pursuant to a court order shallbe deposited with the registry of the court.
(d) All persons committed to the adult correctionalinstitutions pursuant to an order of contempt issued by a court of this statemay be permitted to work at paid employment for their own benefit orparticipate in a training or educational program within or without the state ona volunteer basis outside of the institution lot at any time and under anyconditions and restrictions that the director, or his or her designee, mayimpose and subject to recall by the director, or his or her designee, inaccordance with the provisions of this section.
(e) Prior to releasing an inmate into a work release program,the department shall check with the bureau of criminal investigation (BCI) ofthe department of the attorney general to ensure that the prospective employerhas no felony record. No inmate shall be released to an employer who has afelony record. "Employer" as used in this section shall include the presidentof a corporation, or any partners in a partnership, and the chief supervisoryperson at the site where the inmate will be employed and the person havingdirect supervisory authority over the inmate.
§ 42-56-21 Labor of prisoners committedfor criminal offense, qui tam, penal action, or failure to give recognizance.– (a) All persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions on account oftheir conviction of any criminal offense, or on execution issued in any qui tamor penal action, or for not giving the recognizance required of them to keepthe peace upon complaint for threats, shall be let or kept at labor therein oron the institution lot or in some building thereon, for the benefit of thestate, in any manner, under a contract and subject to any rules, regulations,and discipline that the director, or his or her designee, may make; provided,however, that for the purposes of furthering the rehabilitation of personsconcerned and upon the unanimous recommendation of at least three (3) of thefive (5) members of the classification board, provided for by § 42-56-30and upon the approval of the director, or his or her designee, an inmateimprisoned on account of his or her conviction of a criminal offense, not a sexoffense involving minors, who has served at least one-sixth ( 1/6) of his orher sentence, or who, in the case of a person serving a life sentence from hisor her parole eligibility date and as to whom there is reasonable cause tobelieve he or she will honor his or her trust, may be permitted to work at paidemployment for his or her own benefit or participate in a training oreducational program within or without the state on a voluntary basis outside ofthe institution lot at any time and under any conditions and restrictions asthe director, or his or her designee, may impose and subject to recall by thedirector, or his or her designee, while continuing as a prisoner at the adultcorrectional institutions, provided that:
(1) Representatives of local union central bodies or similarlabor organizations are consulted;
(2) The paid employment will not result in the displacementof employed workers or in the supplanting of work regularly performed by theworkforce. It shall not be an unfair labor practice to utilize prisoners toperform labor at outdoor work sites in conjunction with unionized employees;
(3) No person sentenced to life for murder shall be placed ina work release program until that person has served a minimum number of ten(10) years.
(b) The director, or his or her designee, may at any timerecall a prisoner from that release status if he or she believes or has reasonto believe the peace, safety, welfare, or security of the community may beendangered by the prisoner being under that release status. Any prisonerrecalled under this provision shall be presented to the next regularlyscheduled meeting of the classification board for their further consideration.
(c) A prisoner authorized to work at paid employment withinor without the state under this section shall be required to pay court orderedrestitution and pay any court ordered fines and costs and may be required topay, and the director, or his or her designee, is authorized to collect thecosts incident to the prisoner's confinement as the director, or his or herdesignee, deems appropriate and reasonable. Collections for costs incident to aprisoner's confinement shall be deposited with the treasurer as a part of thegeneral revenue of the state. Collections made pursuant to a court order shallbe deposited with the registry of the court.
(d) All persons committed to the adult correctionalinstitutions pursuant to an order of contempt issued by a court of this statemay be permitted to work at paid employment for their own benefit orparticipate in a training or educational program within or without the state ona volunteer basis outside of the institution lot at any time and under anyconditions and restrictions that the director, or his or her designee, mayimpose and subject to recall by the director, or his or her designee, inaccordance with the provisions of this section.
(e) Prior to releasing an inmate into a work release program,the department shall check with the bureau of criminal investigation (BCI) ofthe department of the attorney general to ensure that the prospective employerhas no felony record. No inmate shall be released to an employer who has afelony record. "Employer" as used in this section shall include the presidentof a corporation, or any partners in a partnership, and the chief supervisoryperson at the site where the inmate will be employed and the person havingdirect supervisory authority over the inmate.
§ 42-56-21 Labor of prisoners committedfor criminal offense, qui tam, penal action, or failure to give recognizance.– (a) All persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions on account oftheir conviction of any criminal offense, or on execution issued in any qui tamor penal action, or for not giving the recognizance required of them to keepthe peace upon complaint for threats, shall be let or kept at labor therein oron the institution lot or in some building thereon, for the benefit of thestate, in any manner, under a contract and subject to any rules, regulations,and discipline that the director, or his or her designee, may make; provided,however, that for the purposes of furthering the rehabilitation of personsconcerned and upon the unanimous recommendation of at least three (3) of thefive (5) members of the classification board, provided for by § 42-56-30and upon the approval of the director, or his or her designee, an inmateimprisoned on account of his or her conviction of a criminal offense, not a sexoffense involving minors, who has served at least one-sixth ( 1/6) of his orher sentence, or who, in the case of a person serving a life sentence from hisor her parole eligibility date and as to whom there is reasonable cause tobelieve he or she will honor his or her trust, may be permitted to work at paidemployment for his or her own benefit or participate in a training oreducational program within or without the state on a voluntary basis outside ofthe institution lot at any time and under any conditions and restrictions asthe director, or his or her designee, may impose and subject to recall by thedirector, or his or her designee, while continuing as a prisoner at the adultcorrectional institutions, provided that:
(1) Representatives of local union central bodies or similarlabor organizations are consulted;
(2) The paid employment will not result in the displacementof employed workers or in the supplanting of work regularly performed by theworkforce. It shall not be an unfair labor practice to utilize prisoners toperform labor at outdoor work sites in conjunction with unionized employees;
(3) No person sentenced to life for murder shall be placed ina work release program until that person has served a minimum number of ten(10) years.
(b) The director, or his or her designee, may at any timerecall a prisoner from that release status if he or she believes or has reasonto believe the peace, safety, welfare, or security of the community may beendangered by the prisoner being under that release status. Any prisonerrecalled under this provision shall be presented to the next regularlyscheduled meeting of the classification board for their further consideration.
(c) A prisoner authorized to work at paid employment withinor without the state under this section shall be required to pay court orderedrestitution and pay any court ordered fines and costs and may be required topay, and the director, or his or her designee, is authorized to collect thecosts incident to the prisoner's confinement as the director, or his or herdesignee, deems appropriate and reasonable. Collections for costs incident to aprisoner's confinement shall be deposited with the treasurer as a part of thegeneral revenue of the state. Collections made pursuant to a court order shallbe deposited with the registry of the court.
(d) All persons committed to the adult correctionalinstitutions pursuant to an order of contempt issued by a court of this statemay be permitted to work at paid employment for their own benefit orparticipate in a training or educational program within or without the state ona volunteer basis outside of the institution lot at any time and under anyconditions and restrictions that the director, or his or her designee, mayimpose and subject to recall by the director, or his or her designee, inaccordance with the provisions of this section.
(e) Prior to releasing an inmate into a work release program,the department shall check with the bureau of criminal investigation (BCI) ofthe department of the attorney general to ensure that the prospective employerhas no felony record. No inmate shall be released to an employer who has afelony record. "Employer" as used in this section shall include the presidentof a corporation, or any partners in a partnership, and the chief supervisoryperson at the site where the inmate will be employed and the person havingdirect supervisory authority over the inmate.
