Section 33-8-15 – Public works.
A. The department shall provide for the utilization of available inmate labor on public works by any state agency or local public body. The department shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the discipline and control of inmates performing labor pursuant to this section and shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the selection, transportation, […]
Section 33-8-8 – Inmate compensation.
A. The commission shall establish and periodically review a plan for compensation to inmates engaged in enterprise programs and public works. The compensation shall be in accordance with a graduated schedule based on work conduct, performance, experience, skills and responsibilities. Compensation shall be paid from the fund and credited to the general account of the […]
Section 33-7-1 to 33-7-12 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 127, § 20, repealed 33-7-1 through 33-7-12 NMSA 1978, relating to prison industries, effective June 19, 1981. For present comparable provisions, see 33-8-1 to 33-8-16 NMSA 1978.
Section 33-8-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 15 [33-8-1 to 33-8-15 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Corrections Industries Act”. History: Laws 1981, ch. 127, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — The term “Sections 1 through 15 of this act,” referred to in this section, means Laws 1987, ch. 127, §§ 1 to 15, which […]
Section 33-8-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Corrections Industries Act: A. “commission” means the corrections industries commission; B. “department” means the corrections department; C. “enterprise” means a manufacturing, agricultural or service operation or group of closely related operations within the bounds of a facility but does not include standard facility maintenance activities and services; D. “facility” means a […]
Section 33-8-3 – Purpose.
The purpose of the Corrections Industries Act is to enhance the rehabilitation, education and vocational skills of inmates through productive involvement in enterprises and public works of benefit to state agencies and local public bodies and to minimize inmate idleness. History: Laws 1981, ch. 127, § 3.
Section 33-8-4 – Prisoners to labor.
All persons convicted of crime and confined in a facility under the laws of the state except such as are precluded by the terms of the judgment and sentence under which they may be imprisoned shall perform labor under such rules and regulations as have been or may hereafter be prescribed by the department. History: […]
Section 33-8-5 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 75, § 4 repealed 33-8-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1983, ch. 301, § 74, relating to the creation of the “corrections industries commission” and appointment of its members, effective June 19, 1987. Laws 1987, ch. 75, § 2 provided that the terms of the members of the […]
Section 33-8-5.1 – Corrections industries commission.
The “corrections industries commission” is created. The commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for staggered terms of four years or less in a manner that the terms of one or two members expire as the case may be on June 30 each year. Four […]
Section 33-8-6 – Commission; powers and duties.
The commission has the following powers and duties to: A. determine those enterprises to be conducted in facilities in such volume, kind and place as to eliminate unnecessary inmate idleness at all facilities and to provide diversified work activities that will serve as a means of enhancing vocational skills; B. determine whether any enterprise should […]