Receipts from the sales of goods and services produced by the prison industries program shall be deposited to the credit of the Fund. The Fund shall be used for all necessary expenses directly related to the Fund, including personal services; payments to inmates, or payments to their dependents in accordance with this subchapter; purchase, repair, and maintenance of equipment; purchase of raw materials and supplies; payment of dues and expenses of attendance at meetings and conventions, as approved by the Mayor; maintenance and repair of buildings used for Fund purposes; alteration of existing facilities used for Fund purposes; and, within the limits of amounts provided in annual appropriation acts, acquisition and improvement of real property.
(May 8, 1996, D.C. Law 11-117, § 4, 43 DCR 1179.)
1981 Ed., § 24-458.3.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 24 - Prisoners and Their Treatment
Chapter 2 - Prisons and Prisoners
Subchapter IV - Prison Industries
§ 24–231.02. Establishment of Prison Industries Fund
§ 24–231.03. Use of Fund revenues
§ 24–231.04. Maintenance of the prison industries program; administration by the Director
§ 24–231.06. Joint venture agreements
§ 24–231.07. Prison Industries Joint Venture Advisory Board. [Repealed]
§ 24–231.09. Status of prisoners with respect to prison industries
§ 24–231.10. Wages of employed prisoners; unemployment compensation
§ 24–231.11. Disbursement of wages to employed prisoners; deductions; accounting
§ 24–231.12. Workers’ compensation insurance
§ 24–231.13. Annual report; annual inventory