GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 51

Short Title:  DOC Inmates Must Work.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Brawley; Alphin, Arnold, Beall, Berry, Bowie, Bowman, Brubaker, Burton, Church, Cole, Colton, Cromer, Culp, Decker, Diamont, Dickson, Dockham, Ellis, Esposito, Gardner, Gottovi, Hayes, Hill, Ives, Jarrell, Jenkins, Kuczmarski, Lemmond, McCombs, McCrary, McLawhorn, Mitchell, Nichols, J. Preston, Ramsey, Robinson, Russell, Sexton, Spears, Stewart, Sutton, Thompson, Wilkins, Wilson, Wood, and Yongue.
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Referred to:  State Government.
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February 8, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TO ENFORCE THE STATE'S POLICY OF REQUIRING ALL ABLE-BODIED INMATES TO PERFORM WORK ASSIGNMENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Department of Correction shall diligently implement and enforce the State policy declared by G.S. 148-26 of requiring all able-bodied inmates to perform all work assignments provided for them and of taking disciplinary action against any inmate failing to perform any work assignment.  The Department shall ensure that all able-bodied minimum custody prisoners as are available and fit for road work, and as many medium custody prisoners as are available, fit for road work, and can be adequately guarded during that work without reducing security levels at prison units shall be employed in the maintenance and construction of the public roads, as declared to be the policy of the State in G.S. 148-26(b).  
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.