The Legislature finds that the means now provided for the use of inmate labor are inadequate to furnish a sufficient number of inmates with employment. It is the intent of this article:
(a) To provide more adequate, regular and suitable employment for the inmates and confined juvenile or youthful offenders of this state;
(b) To use the labor of inmates and confined juvenile or youthful offenders for self-maintenance and to reimburse this state for expenses incurred by reason of their crimes and confinement;
(c) To provide for the requisition and distribution of correctional industries articles and products directly through established state authorities, with no possibility of private profit except for those specific articles and products manufactured and sold pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1761(c), the Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program, and pursuant to sections thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen of this article; and
(d) To provide for correctional industries to be profitable in view of the fact that it is a self-sufficient authority.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 25. Division of Corrections
Article 7. Correctional Industries Act of 2009
§25-7-3. Establishment of Industries at Correctional Facilities; Purposes and Extent
§25-7-4. Correctional Industries Service Contracts
§25-7-5. Purchase of Inmate-Made Goods by State Agencies
§25-7-6. Exceptions to Mandatory Purchase Requirement
§25-7-7. Catalogues and a Website of Articles and Products Made and Produced
§25-7-8. Commissioner to Determine Prices
§25-7-9. Annual Statements by the Commissioner
§25-7-10. Indebtedness for Capital Outlay Projects
§25-7-11. Correctional Industries Account
§25-7-12. Sale of Inmate-Made Goods on Open Market Prohibited; Penalty; Exceptions