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Alaska Statutes.

Title 33. Probation, Prisons, and Prisoners

Chapter 30. Prison Facilities and Prisoners

Section 191. Employment of Prison Inmates.

AS 33.30.191. Employment of Prison Inmates.

(a) It is the policy of the state that prisoners be productively employed for as many hours each day as feasible.

(b) The commissioner may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with any public agency for the performance of conservation projects. The commissioner may enter into a contract with an individual or agency for the employment of prisoners if the work to be performed will have minimal negative impact on an existing private industry or labor force in the state as determined by the Correctional Industries Commission under AS 33.32.015 .

(c) The commissioner may direct a prisoner to participate in a type of productive employment listed in (d)(1) and (d)(4)-(6) of this section while the prisoner is confined in a correctional facility. A prisoner who refuses to participate in productive employment inside a correctional facility when directed under this section is subject to disciplinary sanctions imposed in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner.

(d) In this section "productively employed" includes the following kinds of employment:

(1) routine maintenance and support services essential to the operation of a correctional facility;

(2) education, including both academic and vocational;

(3) industrial, agricultural, and service activities conducted in accordance with AS 33.32;

(4) public conservation projects, including forest fire prevention and control, forest and watershed enhancement, recreational area development, construction and maintenance of trails and campsites, fish and game enhancement, soil conservation, and forest watershed revegetation;

(5) renovation, repair or alteration of existing correctional facilities as permitted by AS 44.65.050 (d); and

(6) other work performed inside or outside of a correctional facility if the work has minimal negative impact on an existing private industry or labor force in the state as determined by the Correctional Industries Commission under AS 33.32.015 .

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