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New York · Through 2026-09-11

N.Y. Correction Law § 859: When employment prohibited

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  1. Correction Law
  2. Article 26. Temporary Release Programs For State Correctional Institutions

§ 859. When employment prohibited. No employment under a work release

program may be approved or continued if (a) such employment results in

the displacement of employed workers, or is applied in skills, crafts or

trades in which there is a surplus of available labor in the locality,

or (b) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment are not at

least equal to those paid or provided for work of similar nature in the

locality in which the work is to be performed, or (c) there is any labor

strike or lockout in the establishment in which the incarcerated

individual is employed.

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