The secretary shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to provide for the useful employment of prisoners in the adult correctional institutions: PROVIDED, That no prisoners shall be employed in what is known as the contract system of labor.
RCW 72.64.010
Useful employment of prisoners—Contract system barred.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case WASHINGTON WATER JET WORKERS v. Yarbrough (2003)
Most recently applied in WASHINGTON WATER JET WORKERS v. Yarbrough (January 2003)
2012 c 117 s 478; 1979 c 141 s 265; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.010
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.