(1) (b)

303.015 (1) (b) and the authority of the department to maintain security and control in its institutions. The private business and its operations are not a prison industry. Inmates employed by the private business are not subject to the requirements of inmates participating in prison industries, except as provided in this paragraph;

303.01(2)(f)

(f)

Lease or purchase land within the state for the employment of prisoners or residents; and

303.01(2)(g)

(g)

Construct barracks for the safekeeping of prisoners or residents employed in the prison industries outside the prison or institution proper on the prison or institution premises.

303.01(4)

(4)

 

Wage standards.

All inmates and residents shall be paid a wage that is based on the productivity of the work the inmates and residents perform. Wages may be established at an hourly rate plus an incentive wage based on productivity and piecework formulas may be created. However, wages shall not be set at a rate such as to cause a deficit on operations. Changes in inmate and resident wage rate schedules may not be made without approval of the prison industries board.

303.01(6)

(6)

 

Goal.

To the extent possible, prison industries shall be operated in a manner that is similar to private business and industry. The primary goal of prison industries shall be to operate in a profitable manner. Within this goal, inmates or residents employed in prison industries shall be provided with training and work experience that allows them to develop skills necessary to retain employment in outside business and industry. Consistent with available resources, inmates or residents employed in prison industries may be required to take education courses related to their work to enhance their capacity for employment upon release from prison or an institution specified under sub. (1) (b) .

303.01(8)

(8)

 

Disposition of earnings.

303.01(8)(a)

(a)

The department has the authority to determine how much, if any, of the earnings of an inmate or resident may be spent and for what purposes they may be spent within the confines of the prison or institution.

303.01(8)(b)

(b)

The department shall distribute earnings of an inmate or resident, other than an inmate or resident employed under sub. (2) (em) , for the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s.