Work Release
The inmate was originally at the Rutherford Correctional Facility but was transferred to the Marion Correctional Institution to be a work release inmate, deputies said
Under the county jail’s voluntary work program, workers were paid $20 for 10 to 12 hours a day of manual labor at the single-stream recycling plant
The decline in work crew sentences is attributed to the success of criminal justice reforms, department officials said
Legislation looks to remove language about ‘involuntary servitude’ as a form of criminal punishment from state constitutions
The vocational training program is a life changer for inmates who are eager to “work and contribute to the wellbeing of their families and their communities”
Lawsuit contends the former warden was “grossly negligent” for not providing a safe work environment, sufficient staffing, or adequate safety protocols
The prisons are resuming regular meal service, regular inmate movement, and inmate programs, the ADOC said
Police said they were “incredibly thankful for the CDCR employee and inmates whose bravery undoubtedly saved the woman’s life.”
The inmate had fled a work release assignment at Jett’s store in Jackson. La. over 10 days earlier
A marked sheriff’s office transport van with six inmate workers picking up litter on the side of the highway was hit by an Aramark box truck
“This is not a retaliatory measure but logistically necessary to ensure that other critical services are being provided,” the department said in a statement
Prisoners including those who provide food, laundry and janitorial services refused to show up for work at major state prisons, leaving staff scrambling to keep the facilities running
The organization Both Sides of the Wall called for the strike Mon. morning to address reforms to Alabama’s sentencing and parole laws
In exchange with Gov. Phil Bryant, Favre suggested “the prison industry possibly as a builder” for his volleyball stadium
Nine of the 16 past graduates are working in welding jobs now
This August about 1,670 inmates are in fire camps, including staff like cooks and laundry workers, down about 40% from August 2019
In court papers filed in the case, attorneys for the state said the relationship between inmates and their employers was not the same as free employees
Fast food and other restaurants, construction companies, and manufacturing plants are the top employers using work-release inmates in the county
The law also removes a section in state statute that says “every able-bodied inmate shall be put to and kept at” work
Inmates “know there is no retribution for going off the rails,” one staff member said
In addition to cutting down on jailing costs, the programs are almost entirely funded through offender user fees and grants
53 prisoners received nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits because they had been laid off from work release programs as the state shut down in 2020
“This is a prison where the incarcerated individuals actually write staff gratitude letters upon graduation,” said one officer
The AB Kiosk system can coordinate up to 30 alcohol screenings and check-ins per hour
The officer was supervising 7 inmates participating in a newly launched work program
Prison officials agreed to correct a mistake related to good-conduct credit rules that had mistakenly extended sentences
Kevin Barton is calling for a ban on violent offenders serving on work crews among other “logical” changes
Frederick Carl Pierce also stole the personal information of several employees during his October escape
“It’s an opportunity to do something truly meaningful with your time,” said inmate and crew member Kevin Payton
