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2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 18-90b. Pilot program for inmate labor in private industry.
Sec. 18-90b. Pilot program for inmate labor in private industry. (a) The Commissioner of Correction is authorized to establish a pilot program involving the use of
inmate labor in private industry.
(c) An inmate may participate in the program established pursuant to this section only on a voluntary basis and only after he has been informed of the conditions of his employment.
(d) No inmate participating in the program shall be paid less than the prevailing wage for work of similar nature in private industry.
(e) Inmate participation in the program shall not result in the displacement of employed workers and shall not impair existing contracts for services.
(f) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to restore in whole or in part the civil rights of any inmate. No inmate compensated for participation in the program shall be considered an employee of the state.
(g) The provisions of subsection (j) of section 18-88 shall not apply to any articles, materials or products manufactured or produced by institutional inmates pursuant to this section.
(P.A. 86-349; P.A. 88-300, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 88-300 amended Subsec. (f) by deleting "or any person, firm or corporation, and no such compensation shall be considered wages for purposes of chapter 567".
Cited. 225 C. 528, 532.
Subsec. (d):
Cited. 225 C. 528, 533.
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