A. The department shall provide for the utilization of available inmate labor on public works by any state agency or local public body. The department shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the discipline and control of inmates performing labor pursuant to this section and shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the selection, transportation, deportment and security of inmates and for the submission and screening of applications for the use of such labor. All expenses, including inmate compensation, incurred by the department in the provision of inmate labor pursuant to this section shall be reimbursed by the benefiting state agency or local public body.
B. Inmate labor pursuant to this section shall not be used to reduce or displace employees but to supplement the work of employees, especially in areas where necessary public works are not otherwise being performed. Insofar as practicable, all labor pursuant to this section shall be of a nature and design to assist in the rehabilitation of inmates. As used in this section, "public works" means work that is solely for a public or state purpose and includes but is not limited to the construction, maintenance and improvement of state and local lands, roads, highways and buildings.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 127, § 15.
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