Section 5147.29 | Collection and Disbursal of Prisoner’s Earnings From Work-Release Program.
Effective: June 19, 1978 Latest Legislation: House Bill 398 – 112th General Assembly (A) A prisoner participating in a work-release program shall surrender his earnings, less standard payroll deductions required by law, to a person designated by the court which has established the work-release program. (B) The person designated by the court to collect the […]
Section 5147.07 | Purchasing Supplies.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly No articles or supplies manufactured under this section or sections 5147.12 to 5147.22 of the Revised Code by the labor of convicts of state correctional institutions shall be purchased from any other source for the state or its institutions unless the department […]
Section 5147.12 | Labor of Prisoners Not to Be Sold.
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 490 – 124th General Assembly The labor or time of any person confined in any workhouse or jail shall not be let, farmed out, given, sold, or contracted to any person. Work performed under a work-release program authorized under section 5147.28 of the Revised Code is not […]
Section 5147.13 | Prisoners in Workhouses or Jails May Be Employed to Manufacture Articles for Public Institutions.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Persons confined in any workhouse or jail may be employed in the manufacture of articles used by any department or public institution belonging to or controlled by the political subdivisions supporting or contributing to the support of any such workhouse or jail […]
Section 5147.14 | Authority to Procure Equipment.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board or officer in charge of any workhouse or jail may provide, prepare, and procure machinery, power, and shop room for the manufacture of the articles specified in section 5147.13 of the Revised Code, and may employ such persons as may […]
Section 5147.15 | Employment of Prisoners.
Effective: November 8, 1990 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51, House Bill 588 – 118th General Assembly Except for articles manufactured in a county jail industry program established under section 5147.30 of the Revised Code, no articles other than those specified in section 5147.13 of the Revised Code shall be manufactured by the labor of prisoners […]