Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 944.00 - County Correctional Facilities - Inmate Work Programs
Section 944.01 - General Provisions
Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.944
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The county correctional facility shall develop and implement a written inmate work assignment plan that provides for inmate employment, subject to the number of work opportunities available and the security of the facility.
(1) Written policy and procedure shall include the following provisions:
(a) pre-trial and unsentenced detainees shall
not be required to work, except to do personal housekeeping;
(b) any inmate may volunteer for work
assignments;
(c) a variety of work
assignments affording inmates an opportunity to learn job skills and develop
good work habits and attitudes shall be offered;
(d) work shall be offered in facility
maintenance and operations;
(e)
where statute permits, work assignments shall be offered in public works
projects and nonprofit and community service projects; and,
(f) employment for handicapped inmates is
available.
(2) Policy and procedure shall prohibit discrimination in inmate work assignments based on sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or handicap.
(3) Policy and procedure shall provide that the inmate's work day approximates the work day in the community.
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