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SB 63 - Authorizes Private Work-Oriented Rehbilitation Programs for Inmates - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (73-22) - April 3, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Private Work-Oriented Rehbilitation Programs for Inmates
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Department of Corrections to contract with private entities to establish work-oriented rehabilitation programs for inmates.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections to establish contracts with private entities to develop joint plants, businesses, factories, or commercial enterprises in order to implement a work-oriented rehabilitation program for inmates (Sec. 1).
- Requires the work facilities to be located on property owned or operated by the Department of Corrections (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that the participation of any inmate in the program is voluntary and will commence only after being informed of the conditions of his or her employment (Sec. 2).
- Requires the private entity to pay the Department of Corrections for each inmate enrolled in labor no less than the prevailing wage for work of a similar nature in the private sector (Sec. 2).
- Limits the amount of inmate earnings deducted by the Department of Corrections and deposited into the Department of Corrections Special Revenue Fund to no more than 40 percent (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes the Department of Corrections to deposit up to an additional 40 percent of inmate earnings into a fund approved by a court of jurisdiction (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits the Department of Corrections from selling the products of prison labor (Sec. 1).
- Requires the remainder of the inmate’s earnings to be credited to the inmate’s account to be used for expenses including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- Initial post imprisonment living expenses;
- Restitution to victims; and
- Support for the inmate's families.
- Specifies that an inmate participating in the program is not considered an employee of the state and is not entitled to state employee benefits (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (27-1) - Feb. 14, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 7, 2012
Title: Authorizes Private Work-Oriented Rehbilitation Programs for Inmates
