A. There is hereby created the Construction Division within the Department of Corrections. The purpose of the division shall be to provide inmate construction crews for construction projects of the Department of Corrections.
B. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall adopt and promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Construction Division and shall appoint a Director of the division who shall administer the activities of the division.
C. 1. An inmate working for the Construction Division of the Department of Corrections shall be subject to all rules established for inmate work by the State Board of Corrections and subject to all statutes governing the operation of the Construction Division of the Department of Corrections.
2. Inmates working for the Construction Division are not state employees, and are specifically forbidden from organizing into unions or other associations in connection with their work or from engaging in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or collective bargaining process. This prohibition applies to any inmates forming a union local or similar organization at any Construction Division project or location; provided, however, it shall not prohibit any inmate from otherwise achieving or retaining status as a union member.
3. The claims of the state against an inmate to cover the costs of incarceration of an inmate shall be prior to the unsecured claims of any creditor.
4. The authorization for an inmate to work for the Construction Division is a privilege granted to the inmate by the state which may be revoked by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
5. As used in paragraph 3 of this subsection, "costs of incarceration" shall include all costs associated with maintaining an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections and shall include costs paid by the state for medical care for the inmate.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 166, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
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