§ 11-10-6-2 — Industry programs; establishment and administration; recycling programs

(a) The department shall establish, maintain,
and operate industry programs for offenders designed to equip the
participant with a marketable skill which will provide to the participant
a means of earning a livelihood upon the participant's return to the
community. The department shall appoint an administrator who is the
chief executive officer of the industry programs. The commissioner or
the administrator in charge of the industry programs shall be
responsible for planning, coordination, operation, and employment and
supervision of personnel of the industry programs at the correctional
institutions. The programs may include:
(1) the production, manufacture, raising, or processing of any
product or item for use or sale by the department;
(2) entering into contractual agreements and other arrangements
with other state agencies or political subdivisions for the
employment of offenders, including employment involving the
conservation and improvement of the natural resources of Indiana
or its political subdivisions; and
(3) the employment, to the extent that is practical within the
industry programs, of those offenders who have received
specialized vocational training by the department.
(b) The department shall examine the feasibility of, and, if
reasonably achievable, develop programs for:
(1) the production of products using recycled materials; or
(2) processing waste materials.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by
P.L.10-1990, SEC.10; P.L.193-2025, SEC.2.