A. The director may enter into a cooperative agreement with any state agency or political subdivision of this state or any department or agency of the federal government to provide hard labor by prisoners on public works.
B. The director shall develop and maintain a cooperative prison labor system for the purpose of establishing plans and procedures for initiating, entering into and executing contracts pursuant to subsection A. The system shall include procedures providing for:
1. Facilitation of communication between the department and other state agencies and political subdivisions regarding the need for and utilization of hard labor by prisoners on public works.
2. As a condition of every cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to subsection A, cost sharing between the department and the state agency or political subdivision for the maintenance of prisoners engaged in work projects outside of a corrections facility of the department, including transportation, supervision, security, housing, food and health services.
C. The director may authorize the use of prisoner work crews to participate in community betterment projects for public and private nonprofit entities. The department may compensate prisoner work crews from monies appropriated by the legislature for the work incentive pay program established by the department. Before allowing a prisoner work crew to participate in a community betterment project, the department shall determine that the project and the manner of prisoner compensation comply with article IX, section 7, Constitution of Arizona.
D. For purposes of this section:
1. "Community betterment project" means any public or private works project that uses prisoners and serves to benefit this state in terms of health, safety, welfare or aesthetics.
2. "Public works" means the maintenance, construction or adaptation of public land or any building, structure, erection or improvement on public land including roads, flood control projects and parks.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
39
cases, 1965–2015 · leading case:
Brown v. State, 573 P.2d 876 (Ariz. 1978).
Brown v. State, 573 P.2d 876 (Ariz. 1978).
· cites it 8× “2d 944 (1972) we held that it was entirely discretionary within the administration of the state prison who shall be assigned to work which would qualify for the two-for-one credit under A.R.S. § 31-252. That holding, however, proceeded on the assumption that time credits were…”
State v. Reffitt, 702 P.2d 681 (Ariz. 1985).
· cites it 6× “See A.R.S. § 31-252 (double time). The trial court found that appellant went A.”
State v. Valenzuela, 695 P.2d 732 (Ariz. 1985).
· cites it 5× “§ 31-251 and subsection B of former § 31-252. The forfeiture grounds contained in the new code provisions of A.”
Escalanti v. Dep't of Corr., 851 P.2d 151 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 6× “§ 31-251 (“copper time”) and A.R.S. § 31-252 (“double time”) must be subtracted from his minimum sentence.”
State v. Deddens, 542 P.2d 1124 (Ariz. 1975).
· cites it 4× “§ 31-251 and the double time deduction of A.R.S. § 31-252 should be used in computing the statutory minimum for a conviction under A.”
State v. Thomas, 642 P.2d 892 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982).
· cites it 7× “The second computation at issue here is based on A.R.S. § 31-252, 4 which provides in pertinent part as follows: § 31-252.”
State v. Robertson, 638 P.2d 740 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981).
· cites it 14× “This computation allowed for “earned work credits” pursuant to A.R.S. § 31-252 during the period of “mandatory release.”
Fox v. Arizona Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 717 P.2d 476 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
· cites it 8× “When he was paroled, the appellee was given double-time credit for each day from the commencement of the five year sentence, including his time of incarceration prior to entering the Department of Corrections, pursuant to A.R.S. § 31-252. On December 15, 1980, the appellee…”
State v. Cutler, 590 P.2d 444 (Ariz. 1979).
· cites it 2× “Moreover, this six months could have been reduced further with double-time credits pursuant to A.”
State v. Williams, 564 P.2d 1255 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977).
· cites it 2× “§ 31-251 and the “double time credits” under A.R.S. § 31-252. As to the latter contention, our Supreme Court has recently held otherwise.”
State v. Rice, 516 P.2d 1222 (Ariz. 1973).
· cites it 2× “§§ 36-1002 and 36-1002.01 are examples of such legislation.”
Rabon v. State Ex Rel. Eyman, 504 P.2d 54 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972).
· cites it 8× “B, as amended (good conduct time) and A.R.S. § 31-252, subsec. A. (double time), and that under a clear reading of these statutes he was entitled to be released from prison approximately two *524 months prior to the filing of his petition.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-252(A) — 6 cases
State v. Valenzuela, 695 P.2d 732 (Ariz. 1985).
“§ 31-251 and subsection B of former § 31-252. The forfeiture grounds contained in the new code provisions of A.”
State v. Robertson, 638 P.2d 740 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981).
“This computation allowed for “earned work credits” pursuant to A.R.S. § 31-252 during the period of “mandatory release.”
State v. Thomas, 642 P.2d 892 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982).
“The second computation at issue here is based on A.R.S. § 31-252, 4 which provides in pertinent part as follows: § 31-252.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-252(B) — 4 cases
State v. Valenzuela, 695 P.2d 732 (Ariz. 1985).
“§ 31-251 and subsection B of former § 31-252. The forfeiture grounds contained in the new code provisions of A.”
Fox v. Arizona Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 717 P.2d 476 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
“When he was paroled, the appellee was given double-time credit for each day from the commencement of the five year sentence, including his time of incarceration prior to entering the Department of Corrections, pursuant to A.R.S. § 31-252. On December 15, 1980, the appellee…”
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