Rule 125-3-8-.01. Purpose

(1) To provide work programs of voluntary labor by inmates of state and county correctional institutions for privately owned employers to produce goods and/or services for sale to public or private purchasers. (2) To provide substantial public benefits by: (a) Providing job experience and skills to participating inmates; (b) Allowing participating inmates to accumulate savings to be available at the time of release; (c) Lowering recidivism rates; (d) Generating taxes from inmate income; (e) Reducing costs of incarceration by enabling participating inmates to pay room and board; (f) Providing participating inmates with the means to pay fines, restitution, and family support. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-3-8-.01
Authority: Ga. Constitution 1982, Art. XI, Sec. 1, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-55.
History. Original Rule entitled "Purpose" adopted. F. Jan. 5, 2006; eff. Jan. 25, 2006.