Establishment of a prison industry

Establishment of a prison industry.

(1) The department may establish prison industries with the approval of the prison industries board and after a hearing before the joint committee on finance.

(2) The department may locate, move, or expand prison industries to one or more prisons or other locations owned by the department.

(3) Prison industries may acquire new or additional customers subject to s. 303.01 (1) (b) and (d) , Stats.

(4) The department shall notify the joint committee on finance under s. 303.01 (1) (c) , Stats., if there is an increase in the number of inmate employees in a prison industry by 200 or more full time equivalent positions in a biennium.