197.150 Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison --
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Prisoners with dependents to have preference.
(1)The administrative regulations made by the Department of Corrections shall provide
some definite compensation to be paid to each prisoner or his dependents for each
day he works outside of the prison. The department shall collect information
concerning the number and requirements of the dependents of each prisoner, and
those with families of greatest dependency shall be given preference in assignments
to work outside of the prison, if the record, physical ability, and conduct of the
prisoner warrants preference.
(2)The administrative regulations may provide that any infraction of the regulations or
of the regulations governing the discipline of the prisoners, either while confined
within the walls of the prison, or while engaged in employment outside the prison,
shall work a forfeiture of the benefits authorized in this section, either in whole or
in part, in the discretion of the department. Payments to the prisoners or their
dependents as authorized by this section shall be made subject to the regulations, as
other expenses of the department, but only out of the funds made available under
the provisions of the particular contract under which the prisoners have been
employed.