{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-877","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Correction Law § 877","heading":"Prisoner not an agent of county","body":"§ 877. Prisoner not an agent of county.  No prisoner participating in\na work release program shall be deemed an agent, employee or involuntary\nservant of the county while released from the jail of confinement\npursuant to the terms of any work release plan; provided, however, that\nwhen a prisoner is employed by the state or a local municipality, his\nrelationship to the state or local municipality arising out of such\nemployment shall be determined in the same manner as if he were a free\nperson so employed.","path":["Correction Law","Article 27. Work Release Program For County Jails"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/COR/877","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"e93ca99731fb8fb38acb63a073daf64b79e3e3e2d5f28db4d2be256343902410","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-876","next":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-878"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}