18 U.S.C. § 436

Convict labor contracts

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Whoever, being an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or any department or agency thereof, contracts with any person or corporation, or permits any warden, agent, or official of any penal or correctional institution, to hire out the labor of any prisoners confined for violation of any laws of the United States, shall be fined under this title 11 See 1994 Amendment note below. or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1954–2011 · leading case: United States v. Weaver, 659 F.3d 353 (4th Cir. 2011).

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United States v. Weaver, 659 F.3d 353 (4th Cir. 2011). “, 18 U.S.C. § 436 (“Whoever ... contracts .”

Am. Fed'n of Labor & Cong. of Indus. Organizations v. Alfred E. Kahn, Chairman, Council on Wage & Price Stability, 618 F.2d 784 (D.C. Cir. 1979). “Roosevelt’s Order, in turn, was inspired by the Act of February 23, 1887 (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 436 (1976)), which banned employment of federal prisoners by federal contractors.”

Strangi v. United States, 211 F.2d 305 (5th Cir. 1954). “18 U.S.C.A. § 436 (use of convict labor); Eight-Hour Law, 40 U.”

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