Colton Municipal Code Ch. 1.16 Prisoner Labor

Under and pursuant to Section 36904 of the Government Code of the State, the legislative body of the City authorizes the Use of Persons imprisoned in the City Jail for Violation of a City Ordinance to labor on Public Property or works within the City.

(Ord. 1058 § 1, 1960)

Such Persons Shall not:

A. Be compelled to work more than eight hours in any single twenty-four hour period;

B. Receive compensation or remuneration of any type;

C. Be forced to labor at Hazardous or degrading work;

D. Perform labor which Shall deprive any Person or Persons from regular employment with the City.

(Ord. 1058 § 2, 1960)

The labor so performed Shall be under the direct supervision of the Chief of Police of the City or a duly authorized Employee thereof so Designated by the Chief of Police, who Shall also prescribe rules and regulations necessary and convenient to further the purposes of this chapter and authority hereby granted.

(Ord. 1058 § 3, 1960)

No prisoner laboring under the provisions of this chapter Shall be considered an Employee, nor Shall any such prisoner come within the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act of 1917, now codified as Division IV and Division V of the Labor code of the State, Sections 3201, 6302, et seq.

(Ord. 1058 § 4, 1960)