N.Y. Correct. Law § 859

§ 859. When employment prohibited. No employment under a work release\nprogram may be approved or continued if (a) such employment results in\nthe displacement of employed workers, or is applied in skills, crafts or\ntrades in which there is a surplus of available labor in the locality,\nor (b) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment are not at\nleast equal to those paid or provided for work of similar nature in the\nlocality in which the work is to be performed, or (c) there is any labor\nstrike or lockout in the establishment in which the incarcerated\nindividual is employed.\n