2017 Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 5 - Correctional System
Public Service Work Programs
§ 47-5-411. Criteria for public service work

Universal Citation: MS Code § 47-5-411 (2017)
  • The Department of Corrections and the county shall endeavor to secure public service work for eligible inmates under Sections 47-5-401 through 47-5-421, subject to the following criteria:
    • (a) Such work shall not result in the displacement of employed workers.
    • (b) Inmates eligible for work shall not be employed to impair any existing contracts.
    • (c) Exploitation of eligible inmates, in any form, is prohibited either as it might affect the community, the inmates, the Department of Corrections or the county.
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