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.)
1981 Ed., § 24-458.9.
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 [Repealed]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