N.Y. Correction Law § 156: Liability for a Prisoner on Work Release

§ 156. Liability for a Prisoner on Work Release. No prisoner

participating in a work release program or whose place of confinement is

extended pursuant to this article shall be deemed an agent, employee or

involuntary servant of the department or the city while employed or

going to and from such employment or released from confinement pursuant

to this article; provided, however, that where a prisoner is employed

and paid by the city, his relationship to the city arising out of such

employment shall be determined in the same manner as if he were a free

person so employed.