Yuba County Municipal Code Ch. 2.125 Prison Labor

Any, or all, prisoners confined in the County Jail under a final judgment of imprisonment rendered in a criminal action or proceeding and any, or all, prisoners confined in County Jail as a condition of probation shall be compelled to perform labor on the public works or ways in the County, or in such other places as may be deemed advisable in the County of Yuba for the benefit of the County. "Labor on the public works" as used in this Section shall include, but shall not be limited to, clerical and menial labor in the County Jail.

(Prior Code, § 2.125.010; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

State Law reference— Authority to so provide, Penal Code § 4017.

No prisoner shall be compelled to so labor who may be physically unable to do so or whose safekeeping may be endangered thereby. Said determination shall be made by the Sheriff.

(Prior Code, § 2.125.020; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

The working days and hours for prisoners pursuant to this Chapter shall be determined by the Sheriff.

(Prior Code, § 2.125.030; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

The Sheriff shall provide suitable meals and clothing for prisoners working pursuant to this Chapter.

(Prior Code, § 2.125.040; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

State Law reference— Clothing for prisoners who work, Penal Code § 4018.

The labor herein provided shall be performed at such places and in such manner as the Sheriff and/or Board of Supervisors may direct.

(Prior Code, § 2.125.050; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

No prisoner shall receive any compensation for his or her labor under this Chapter.

(Prior Code, § 2.125.060; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

State Law reference— Reduction in sentence of imprisonment for labor while incarcerated, Penal Code § 4019.

The agency or department of the County receiving the benefit of services of prisoners pursuant to this Chapter shall supply all necessary tools and equipment for said prisoners and shall further provide the necessary transportation for said prisoners to and from the County Jail except that in the case of emergency the Sheriff may provide transportation, or in the event any agency or department of the County has no facilities for such transportation, the Sheriff may provide such transportation at his or her discretion

(Prior Code, § 2.125.070; Ord. No. 154; Ord. No. 1112)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, provision or portion of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or provisions of this Chapter or their applicability to distinguishable situations or circumstances. In enacting this Chapter, it is the desire of the Board of Supervisors to validly regulate to the full measure of its legal authority in the public interest, and to that end, the Board of Supervisors declares that it would have adopted this Chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, provision, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions thereof might be declared invalid or unconstitutional in whole or in part, as applied to any particular situation or circumstances, and to this end the provisions of this Chapter are intended to be severable.

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Government Code § 23.