{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-625","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 625","heading":"Section 625. Labor of prisoners.","body":"Every incarcerated individual of an institution under the authority of the commissioner shall be employed in some form of industry, in farming operations or other employment, and products thereof shall be utilized in the institutions under the commissioner or in any other agency. Those persons held for trial may be employed in the same manner as sentenced prisoners, provided they give their consent in writing. Such incarcerated individuals or prisoners held for trial may be detailed by the commissioner to perform work or service on the grounds and buildings or on any public improvement under the charge of any other agency.\n\n(Am. 2021 N.Y. Laws Ch. 322, 8/2/2021, eff. 8/2/2021)","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 25: Department of Correction"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"929bea15d449eacec589583c18defa6377294b921b02eff2c81f3546f001939a","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-624","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-626"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}