Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.110 Jail Industries Program
- 36.110.010 Finding -- Purpose, intent
Cities and counties have a significant interest in ensuring that inmates in their jails are productive citizens after their release in the community. The legislature ...
- 36.110.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Board" means the statewide jail industries board of directors. ...
- 36.110.030 Board of directors established -- Membership
A statewide jail industries board of directors is established. The board shall consist of the following members: (1) One sheriff and one police chief, to ...
- 36.110.050 Local advisory groups
The board shall require a city or a county that establishes a jail industries program to develop a local advisory group, or to use an ...
- 36.110.060 Board of directors -- Duties
The board, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, shall: (1) Establish an arbitration process for resolving conflicts arising among the local business community and labor ...
- 36.110.070 Board of directors may receive funds, establish fee schedule
The board may receive funds from local, county, state, or federal sources and may receive grants to support its activities. The board may establish a ...
- 36.110.080 Board of directors -- Meetings -- Terms -- Compensation
The board shall initially convene at the call of the representative of the correctional industries division of the state department of corrections, together with the ...
- 36.110.085 Board of directors -- Immunity
Any member serving in their official capacity on the Washington state jail industries board, in either an appointed or advisory capacity, or either their employer ...
- 36.110.090 City or county special revenue funds
A city or a county that implements a jail industries program may establish a separate fund for the operation of the program. This fund shall ...
- 36.110.100 Comprehensive work programs
Cities and counties participating in jail industries are authorized to provide for comprehensive work programs using jail inmate workers at worksites within jail facilities or ...
- 36.110.110 Deductions from offenders' earnings
When an offender is employed in a jail industries program for which pay is allowed, deductions may be made from these earnings for court-ordered legal ...
- 36.110.120 Free venture industries, tax reduction industries -- Employment status of inmates -- Insurance coverage
(1) A jail inmate who works in a free venture industry or a tax reduction industry shall be considered an employee of that industry only ...
- 36.110.130 Free venture industry agreements -- Effect of failure
In the event of a failure such as a bankruptcy or dissolution, of a private sector business, industry, or nonprofit organization engaged in a free ...
- 36.110.140 Education and training
To the extent possible, jail industries programs shall be augmented by education and training to improve worker literacy and employability skills. Such education and training ...
- 36.110.150 Department of corrections to provide staff assistance
Until sufficient funding is secured by the board to adequately provide staffing, basic staff assistance shall be provided, to the extent possible, by the department ...
- 36.110.160 Technical training assistance
Technical training assistance shall be provided to local jurisdictions by the board at the jurisdiction's request. To facilitate and promote the development of local jail ...
- 36.110.900 Severability -- 1993 c 285
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009