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DC Code § 24-231.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.04. Maintenance of the prison industries program; administration by the Director

(a) The Mayor shall maintain a prison industries program which shall be administered by the Director and which shall provide for the operation of commercial, manufacturing, sales, and service enterprises that are located on the grounds of a correctional facility and that employs prisoners. The prison industries program shall be comprised of 2 components, designated as the government-enterprise component and the joint-venture component. (b) The government-enterprise component shall be comprised of prison industry operations that are owned, managed, and operated as an entity of the Department. This component shall neither be subject to the prevailing wage requirements set forth in § 24-231.10 nor the workers’ compensation requirements set forth in § 24-231.12(a), except that any prison industry within this component that seeks and receives approval under the PIE Program shall be subject to the requirements of §§ 24-231.10(a) and 24-231.12(a). Government-enterprise component operations are authorized to produce, offer for sale, and sell goods and services to agencies of the District and to any other legally-eligible purchaser. Upon recommendation by the Director and by the Prison Industries Joint Venture Advisory Board established by § 24-231.07 [repealed], the Mayor may require any government-enterprise component prison industry to comply with the federal requirements for the purpose of applying for federal government approval under the PIE Program to offer for sale and sell goods and services in interstate commerce and to the federal government. (c) The joint-venture component shall be comprised of prison industry operations that are jointly owned, managed, and operated by the Department and its joint-venture partners in accordance with § 24-231.05 and other applicable federal and District laws. Except as otherwise provided by § 24-231.05, joint-venture component prison industries shall be organized and operated with the intent of complying with all necessary requirements to qualify for approval under the PIE Program to offer for sale and to sell goods and services in interstate commerce.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 5, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.4.
DC Code § 24-231.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.05. Sales, advertising and marketing of prison industries products and services; tax exemption

(a) Whenever goods or services scheduled for purchase by an agency of the District government are produced or can be produced by a prison industry, the agency shall purchase the goods or services from the prison industries unless the Director provides written certification that: (1) A prison industry cannot provide the goods or services on the terms and conditions required by the agency; or (2) The agency has been quoted a price below the market price. (b) In addition to the agencies of the District government, goods and services produced by prison industries may be sold to: (1) Any department or agency of any other state, city, county, or territory of the United States; (2) Any department or agency of the federal government; (3) Any not-for-profit organization, upon the enactment by Congress of an amendment to 18 U.S.C. § 1761(b), to authorize prison industry sales to not-for-profit organizations; and (4) Open-market purchasers, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1761(c). (c) The Mayor may develop and implement an on-going advertising and marketing plan to sell goods and services produced by prison industries to authorized purchasers. This advertising and marketing plan shall include: (1) Regular publication and distribution to authorized purchasers of a catalog and price list for goods and services produced by prison industries; (2) Procedures for responding to invitations for bids or requests for proposals issued by any governmental unit that is an authorized purchaser; and (3) Procedures for use of advertising materials, speaking engagements, direct-mail marketing, telemarketing, director contacts by salespersons, and other marketing techniques to inform authorized purchasers about the availability, prices, and quality of goods or services that are produced or can be produced by the prison industries. (d) Subject to the approval of the Council, by act, the Mayor may include in the terms of a prison industry joint venture agreement an exemption from applicable District taxes, or other tax incentives, when the Mayor determines this is necessary to secure a private-sector employer’s participation.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 6, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.5. Section References This section is referenced in § 24-231.04.
DC Code § 24-231.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.06. Joint venture agreements

(a) The Mayor is authorized to enter into an agreement with any private-sector employer to establish a joint venture for the management and operation of all or any part of a prison industry. (b) The terms of a joint venture agreement shall include: (1) Area space requirements, equipment, security services, and utilities; (2) Procedures for the selection of prisoners for employment; and (3) A commitment by the private-sector employer to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the District, its agents, officers, and employees against any and all claims or liability of any kind arising from, based on, or resulting from any act, default, or omission of the private-sector employer under the agreement.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 7, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.6.
DC Code § 24-231.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.07. Prison Industries Joint Venture Advisory Board. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 8, 43 DCR 1179; Apr. 29, 1998, D.C. Law 12-86, § 401(h), 45 DCR 1172.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.7.
DC Code § 24-231.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.09. Status of prisoners with respect to prison industries

Prisoners who apply and are eligible for employment in a prison industry shall have no right to obtain employment in the industry. Prisoners employed in a prison industry shall not be regarded as having any right concerning that employment, shall not be regarded as District employees or employees of a private-sector employer, and shall not be regarded as having any rights or privileges accorded to District government employees or employees of a private-sector employer other than those expressly set forth in this subchapter.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 10, 43 DCR 1179; May 22, 1998, D.C. Law 12-114, § 4, 45 DCR 486.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.9.
DC Code § 24-231.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.10. Wages of employed prisoners; unemployment compensation

(a) All prisoners employed by a prison industry shall be paid wages which shall be established by the Director and approved by the Mayor. All prisoners employed by a prison industry that is approved under the PIE Program shall be paid no less than the prevailing wage for work of a similar nature in the Washington, D.C., region as determined by the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. (b) Nothing in this section or elsewhere in this subchapter may be construed to create a private right, enforceable by an employed prisoner, to any wages established in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. (c) Employment by a prison industry shall not entitle any prisoner to the benefits authorized by Chapter 1 of Title 51, unless the prisoner is employed in a prison industry approved under the PIE Program. In the latter case, the prisoner shall not be qualified to receive any payments for unemployment compensation while incarcerated.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 11, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.10. Section References This section is referenced in § 24-231.04.
DC Code § 24-231.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.11. Disbursement of wages to employed prisoners; deductions; accounting

(a) Wages paid to prisoners employed by a prison industry shall be considered taxable income for purposes of subchapter I of Chapter 18 of Title 47. (b) Wages paid to prisoners employed by a prison industry wholly owned and operated by the District shall be paid from the Fund. Wages paid to prisoners employed by a prison industry operated pursuant to a prison industry joint venture agreement shall be paid by each private-sector employer who is a party to the agreement. (c) Wages due each prisoner employed in a prison industry shall be disbursed according to a schedule of deductions which, after withholding District, federal, and state income taxes, shall be established by the Director. (d) Except in the case of a prisoner employed in a prison industry approved under a PIE Program, the total amount deducted under subsection (c) of this section, including taxes withheld, shall not exceed 80% of gross wages and may include the following: (1) Reasonable charges paid to the District for room and board; (2) Contributions to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund in accordance with § 4-544 [repealed]; (3) Allocations for the support of the prisoner’s family pursuant to statute, court order, or agreement; (4) Payment of any civil judgment resulting from the prisoner’s criminal conduct; and (5) Payment of restitution or fines ordered by the sentencing court. (e) In the case of a prisoner employed in a prison industry approved under the PIE Program, the total amount deducted under subsection (c) of this section, including taxes withheld, shall not exceed 80% of gross wages and may include the following: (1) Reasonable charges imposed by the District for room and board; (2) Contributions to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund in accordance with § 4-544 [repealed], but only if the amount of the contributions is not less than 5% or more than 20% of the prisoner’s gross wages; and (3) Allocations for the support of the prisoner’s family pursuant to statute court order or agreement. (f) The remaining 20% of the wage payment shall be available to the prisoner for the purchase of commissary items for personal use and for deposit in a personal account established for each prisoner by the Department. (g) The Director shall establish procedures to provide each prisoner employed in a prison industry with a regular accounting showing gross wages earned, amount deducted in each category of deductions, and the amount credited to the prisoner’s personal account maintained by the Department. All wages credited to the prisoner’s personal account shall be made available to the prisoner at the time of release. The prisoner may draw upon funds in his or her personal account for any legal purpose consistent with Department rules.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 12, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.11. Section References This section is referenced in § 24-231.08.
DC Code § 24-231.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.12. Workers’ compensation insurance

(a) The requirements of Chapter 15 of Title 32 shall apply to prisoners employed in any prison industries program that is approved under the PIE Program. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring Workers’ Compensation Act or comparable insurance benefits for prisoners employed in a prison industry that is not federally approved under that program. (b) The Director or the parties to a prison industry joint venture agreement may purchase insurance to protect against the risk of loss, theft, or damage of finished or unfinished products produced by a prison industry wherever these products, equipment, materials, and supplies are located while in the possession of the Department or a prison industry, in transit to or from the possession of the Department or a correctional industry, or in storage. The cost of the insurance shall be paid from the Fund if such payment is authorized by Congress in an appropriations act.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 13, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.12. Section References This section is referenced in § 24-231.04.
DC Code § 24-231.13 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.13. Annual report; annual inventory

(a) The Director shall provide the Mayor and the Council with an annual report on the prison industries program and the Fund no later than December 1 of each year for the fiscal year ending September 30 of the preceding year. (b) The report shall be prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles and shall include: (1) A description of each prison industry, including the terms of any prison industry joint venture agreements establishing the industry, the quantities of goods and services produced, and an itemized accounting of purchasers, sales, and receipts; (2) The number of prisoners employed in each prison industries program; (3) A profit-and-loss statement; (4) Production costs, including overhead, purchase of materials and supplies, capital expenditures, and wages paid to prisoner employees and nonprisoner employees; (5) The average length of time between the District government’s receipt of orders and purchasers’ receipt of the goods and services ordered; and (6) The average length of time between purchasers’ receipt of goods and services ordered and the Fund’s receipt of payment. (c) The Department shall prepare an annual inventory listing prison industries program equipment and materials on hand at the beginning and end of each fiscal year.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 14, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.13.
DC Code § 24-231.14 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.14. Disposition of profits

The Mayor is authorized to retain any accumulated profits from a prison industries program for the purpose of acquiring or improving personal property, or to increase working capital to planned operating levels in a prison industries program. The Mayor is also authorized to retain accumulated profits from a prison industries program for payments to inmates employed in a prison industries program as well as to other inmates.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 15, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.14.
DC Code § 24-231.15 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter IV - Prison Industries|§ 24-231.15. Transfer of assets

All assets which, on May 8, 1996, are components of the Correctional Industries Fund, as created by § 24-271 [repealed], shall be transferred to the Fund created in § 24-231.02.  (May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 16, 43 DCR 1179.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-458.15. Cross References Unemployment compensation, eligibility, see § 51-109. Editor's Notes Mayor authorized to issue rules: Section 19 of D.C. Law 11-117 provided that, in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, the Mayor shall issue rules to implement this subchapter.
DC Code § 24-241.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter V - Work Release Program|§ 24-241.01. Authority granted to establish program

There is hereby authorized to be established in the District of Columbia a work release program under which any person who is: (1) convicted of a misdemeanor or of violating a municipal regulation or an act of Congress in the nature of a municipal regulation, and is sentenced to serve in a penal institution a term of 1 year or less; (2) imprisoned for nonpayment of a fine, or for contempt of court; or (3) committed to jail after revocation of probation pursuant to § 24-304, may, whenever the judge of the sentencing court is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interests of society as well as of such person would be subserved thereby or whenever after service by the person of 1/3 of his or her sentence, the Board of Parole is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interests of society as well as of the sentenced person would be served thereby, be granted the privilege of a work release for the purpose of working at his employment or seeking employment. Such a work release privilege may also be granted, in the discretion of the sentencing court or the Director of the Department of Corrections, whenever there exist such special circumstances as merit the granting of the privilege. As used in this subchapter, the word “sentence” and its derivatives shall be construed to include sentencing, imprisonment, and commitment as referred to in this section.  (Nov. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 1519, Pub. L. 89-803, § 2; Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-202, § 5, 30 DCR 173; June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-273, § 4(a), 43 DCR 6168.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-461. 1973 Ed., § 24-461. Section References This section is referenced in § 24-241.02. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 4(a) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-390, August 26, 1996, 43 DCR 4986), § 4(a) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-436, December 4, 1996, 43 DCR 6651), and § 4(a) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-35, March 11, 1997, 44 DCR 1928).
DC Code § 24-241.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter V - Work Release Program|§ 24-241.02. Recommendations; order of court or Board of Parole required

At the time of imposition of sentence, the probation officers of the court or the Director of the Department of Corrections, may recommend to, or the person sentenced may request, the sentencing court that such person be granted the privilege of work release. At any time subsequent to the imposition of sentence, the person sentenced may request the sentencing court or the Director of the Department of Corrections that such person be granted the privilege of work release. No person shall be given work release privileges except by order of the sentencing court or the Director of the Department of Corrections, or by order of the Board of Parole pursuant to § 24-241.01.  (Nov. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 1519, Pub. L. 89-803, § 3; Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-202, § 6, 30 DCR 173; June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-274, § 19(c), 44 DCR 1232.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-462. 1973 Ed., § 24-462. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 4(b) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-436, December 4, 1996, 43 DCR 6651), and see § 4(b) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-35, March 11, 1997, 44 DCR 1928).
DC Code § 24-241.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter V - Work Release Program|§ 24-241.03. Conditions for release

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall state in writing the terms and conditions under which a person granted work release privileges may be released from actual custody during the time necessary to proceed to the person’s place of employment or other authorized places, perform specified activities, and return to a place of confinement designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.  (Nov. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 1519, Pub. L. 89-803, § 4; June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-273, § 4(b), 43 DCR 6168.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-463. 1973 Ed., § 24-463. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 4(b) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-390, August 26, 1996, 43 DCR 4986), § 4(b) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-436, December 4, 1996, 43 DCR 6651), and § 4(b) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-35, March 11, 1997, 44 DCR 1928).
DC Code § 24-241.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment|Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners|Subchapter V - Work Release Program|§ 24-241.04. Regulations; individual plans

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to promulgate from time to time such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the administration by the Department of Corrections of the work release program.  (Nov. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 1519, Pub. L. 89-803, § 5; June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-273, § 4, 43 DCR 6168.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-464. 1973 Ed., § 24-464. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 4(d) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-390, August 26, 1996, 43 DCR 4986) and § 4(c) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-436, December 4, 1996, 43 DCR 6651), see § 4(c) of the Zero Tolerance for Guns Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-35, March 11, 1997, 44 DCR 1928). Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(426) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.