N.Y. Correction Law § 197: Occupational therapy

§ 197. Occupational therapy. Nothing in this article contained shall

be deemed to apply to occupational therapy in any penal or correctional

institution, or to prohibit the sale of the products resulting

therefrom. Such sale and the disposition of the proceeds thereof shall

be governed by rules and regulations of the head of the department or

other like governmental authority having jurisdiction. For the purpose

of this section, occupational therapy is defined as any activity in the

nature of individual art or handicraft, prescribed, guided or supervised

for the purpose of contributing to the welfare or rehabilitation of any

incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals of such

institutions.