ยง 197. Occupational therapy. Nothing in this article contained shall
be deemed to apply to occupational therapy in any penal or correctional
institution, or to prohibit the sale of the products resulting
therefrom. Such sale and the disposition of the proceeds thereof shall
be governed by rules and regulations of the head of the department or
other like governmental authority having jurisdiction. For the purpose
of this section, occupational therapy is defined as any activity in the
nature of individual art or handicraft, prescribed, guided or supervised
for the purpose of contributing to the welfare or rehabilitation of any
incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals of such
institutions.
Structure New York Laws
Article 7 - Labor in Correctional Institutions
171 - Incarcerated Individuals to Be Employed; Products of Labor of Incarcerated Individuals.
177 - Labor of Incarcerated Individuals in State and Local Correctional Facilities.
178 - Participation in Work Release and Other Community Activities.
183 - Classification of Industries; Report Concerning Industries.
184 - Articles Manufactured to Be Furnished to the State or Subdivisions Thereof.
185 - Estimates of Articles Required to Be Furnished.
186 - Prices of Labor Performed and Articles Manufactured in Correctional Facilities.
187 - Earnings of Incarcerated Individuals.
189 - Disposition of Moneys Paid to Prisoner for His Labor.
190 - Monthly Statement of Receipts and Expenditures for Industries.
193 - Disposition of Machinery on Discontinuance of Industry.
196 - Violations of Institutional Labor Regulations.
198 - Incarcerated Individual Occupational Therapy Fund.