Section 2701 Of Article 1. Employment Of Prisoners Generally From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized and
empowered to cause the prisoners in the state prisons of this state
to be employed in the rendering of services as are now, or may
hereafter be, needed by the state, or any political subdivision
thereof, or that may be needed for any state, county, district,
municipal, school, or other public use, or that may be needed by any
public institution of the state or of any political subdivision
thereof, or that may be needed for use by the federal government, or
any department, agency, or corporation thereof, or that may be needed
for use by the government of any other state, or any department,
agency, or corporation thereof, except for services provided by
enterprises under the jurisdiction of the Prison Industry Authority.
The Department of Corrections may enter into contracts for the
purposes of this article.
(b) The Department of Corrections may cause prisoners in the
prisons of this state to be employed in the rendering of emergency
services for the preservation of life or property within the state,
whether that property is owned by public entities or private
citizens, when a county level state of emergency has been declared
due to a natural disaster and the local governing board has requested
the assistance of the Department of Corrections.