§ 183 — Classification of industries; report concerning industries

New York § 183

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law COR: Correction
• Art. 7: Labor In Correctional Institutions

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§ 183. Classification of industries; report concerning industries. 1.\nIt shall be the duty of the commissioner to distribute, among the\ncorrectional institutions under his jurisdiction, the labor and\nindustries assigned to said institutions, due regard being had to the\nlocation and convenience of the prisons, and of the other institutions\nto be supplied, the machinery now therein and the number of prisoners,\nin order to secure the best service and distribution of the labor, and\nto employ the prisoners, so far as practicable, in occupations in which\nthey will be most likely to obtain employment after their discharge from\nimprisonment. The commissioner shall change or dispose of the present\nplants and machinery in said institutions now used in industries which\nshall be discontinued, and which can not be used in the industries\nhereafter to be carried on in said prisons, due effort to be made by\nfull notice to probable purchasers, in case of sales of industries or\nmachinery, to obtain the best price possible for the property sold, and\ngood will of the business to be discontinued.\n 2. The commissioner shall submit reports, quarterly, to the senate\nfinance committee, the assembly ways and means committee, and the\ndirector of the budget, regarding industries under his jurisdiction.\nSuch reports shall include, but not be limited to, the following:\n (a) all materials, machinery or other property procured, and the cost\nthereof;\n (b) all other expenditures and the nature thereof;\n (c) all receipts and the nature thereof;\n (d) all inventory on hand at the opening and closing of the quarter;\n (e) recommendations regarding the continuance of the program.\n