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Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 5 - Correctional System
Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990
- § 47-5-531. Short title of Sections 47-5-531 through 47-5-575
- § 47-5-533. Legislative findings
- § 47-5-535. Legislative intent
- § 47-5-537. Formation of nonprofit corporation; programs of Division of Vocational Rehabilitation not to be prison industries
- § 47-5-539. Definitions
- § 47-5-541. Board of directors of corporation; chief executive officer; industry advisory board; compensation of directors; rules and regulations; duties of chief executive officer
- § 47-5-543. Lease of existing prison industries to corporation; exception for agricultural enterprises land, equipment, etc
- § 47-5-545. Procedures for establishing new prison industries
- § 47-5-547. Training programs or auxiliary programs associated with prison industries
- § 47-5-549. Entities to whom prison made goods or services may be sold; purchases of raw materials; prices of goods or services
- § 47-5-551. Property of prison industry program reverts to department upon dissolution or expiration of lease
- § 47-5-553. Chief executive officer of corporation to communicate with Commissioner of Corrections regarding security at facility; communication as to needed improvements
- § 47-5-555. Use of inmate labor
- § 47-5-557. Inmate not agent, employee or involuntary servant of corporation; exception
- § 47-5-559. Annual report on status of correctional work programs; financial statements; audit of corporation
- § 47-5-561. Authority of corporation to request appropriations from general fund; repayment of funds; funds to be maintained in interest-bearing accounts
- § 47-5-563. Department may adopt rules governing use of inmates by corporation; corporation to establish policies relating to use of inmates; filing of rules and policies
- § 47-5-565. Corporation to authorize expenditures from Prison Industries Fund
- § 47-5-567. Inmates ineligible for unemployment compensation or worker's compensation
- § 47-5-569. Department to lease all or none of work programs at any one correctional institution; disposition of rent paid by corporation; approval of leases
- § 47-5-571. Unauthorized sales of prison-made goods or services prohibited
- § 47-5-572. Repealed
- § 47-5-573. Master plan for correctional work programs; needs of corporation considered in assigning and transferring prisoners
- § 47-5-575. Records of corporation subject to public records act
- § 47-5-577. Repealed
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