Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-545: Employment of inmates - Claims against inmates

A. Any inmate employed by any prison industry shall be subject

to all rules established for his employment by the State Board of

Corrections and to all statutes governing the operation of state

prison industries as well as by all laws generally governing

employment, wages and working conditions except as provided for

herein.

B. Inmates employed by prison industries are not state

employees, and they are specifically forbidden from organizing into

unions or other associations in connection with their employment or

from engaging in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or collective

bargaining process. This prohibition applies to any inmates forming

a union local or similar organization at any prison industry but it

shall not prohibit any inmate from otherwise achieving or retaining

status as a union member.

C. The claims of the state against an inmate to cover the costs

of incarceration of an inmate shall be prior to the unsecured claims

of any creditor.

D. The employment of any inmate by any prison industry is a

privilege granted by the state which may be revoked by the Director

of the Department of Corrections.

E. As used in subsection C of this section, "costs of

incarceration" shall include all costs associated with maintaining

an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections and shall

include costs paid by the state for medical care for the inmate.