California Penal Code

§ 2801

PEN § 2801 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1

Statute text

The purposes of the authority are:

(a)To develop and operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises employing prisoners in institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which enterprises may be located either within those institutions or elsewhere, all as may be determined by the authority.

(b)To create and maintain working conditions within the enterprises as much like those which prevail in private industry as possible, to ensure prisoners employed therein the opportunity to work productively, to earn funds, and to acquire or improve effective work habits and occupational skills.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 37. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.