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.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-3-8-.01
Ga. Constitution 1982, Art. XI, Sec. 1, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-55.
Original Rule entitled "Purpose" adopted. F. Jan. 5, 2006; eff. Jan. 25, 2006.