Tehama County Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 Prison Labor

Any, or all, male prisoners confined in the county jail under judgment of conviction of a misdemeanor or as probationers, may be compelled to labor upon the public works, public grounds, roads, streets, alleys, highways or public buildings, or in such other places as may be deemed advisable in the county, for the benefit of the county; provided, that no prisoner shall be compelled to so labor who may be physically unable to do so, or whose safekeeping may be endangered thereby, the question of exception from such labor for either cause mentioned to be determined by the sheriff of the county. "Labor upon the public works," as used in this section, shall include among other things clerical and menial labor in the county jail.

(Ord. 523 §1(part), 1971)

The labor provided for in this chapter shall be performed in such places and in such manner as the sheriff and board of supervisors from time to time direct.

(Ord. 523 §1(part), 1971)

No prisoner shall receive any compensation for his labor under this chapter, except for good time credits and cigarette money as determined by the sheriff.

(Ord. 523 §1(part), 1971)