Correctional Industries Act
West Virginia · Division of Corrections · §§ 25-7-1 to 25-7-9 · 16 sections
Overview
The Correctional Industries Act governs the operation of state-run business enterprises that employ prison inmates, creating a division of correctional industries, guided by an advisory committee, with authority over its own personnel, budgeting, pricing, records, and business operations. It finances and supplies that operation through mechanisms such as revenue bonds and the transfer of surplus state property, designates the division as the sole authority over correctional industries, assigns it responsibility for producing motor vehicle license plates, and requires state agencies to buy from it. The act further authorizes joint ventures and agreements under which private entities and other organizations train and employ inmates, provides for inmate participation terms including financial payment incentives and a canteen, vending, and library account, and permits the use of inmate labor for public-service work such as disaster relief and waste tire clean-up.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 2 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 239 WVA 374 - William F. Crawford v. W. Va. Dept. of Corrections - Work Release
Sections covered
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-1Legislative findings
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-10Indebtedness for capital outlay projects
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-11Correctional industries account
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-12Sale of inmate-made goods on open market prohibited; penalty; exceptions
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-13Establishment of programs authorized by the federal Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program for employment of inmates by private persons; lease of land and improvements
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-14Agreement between commissioner and private person for manufacturing pursuant to Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program; wages; inmate participation on voluntary basis; and workers' compensation1 cite
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-15Establishment of programs authorized by the federal Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program for employment of juvenile residents by private persons; lease of land and improvements
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-16Agreement between director and private person for manufacturing pursuant to Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program; wages; resident participation on voluntary basis; workers' compensation and unemployment compensation1 cite
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-2Citation of article
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-3Establishment of industries at correctional facilities; purposes and extent
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-4Correctional industries service contracts
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-5Purchase of inmate-made goods by state agencies
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-6Exceptions to mandatory purchase requirement
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-7Catalogues and a website of articles and products made and produced
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-8Commissioner to determine prices
- W. Va. Code § 25-7-9Annual statements by the commissioner
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