Article II.
Legislative Department

Section 29. Convict Labor

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20071889

Convict Labor

The labor of inmates of this state shall not be let out by contract to any person, copartnership, company, or corporation, except as provided by statute, and the legislature shall by law provide for the working of inmates for the benefit of the state, including the working of inmates in state-run inmate labor programs. Inmate labor programs provided by statute that are operated and managed, in total or in part, by any profit or nonprofit entities shall be operated so that the programs do not unfairly compete with Washington businesses as determined by law.

Summary: Authorizes state-operated inmate labor programs and allows private entities to use inmate labor through state contracts. It also prohibits privately operated programs from unfairly competing with Washington businesses

Election Date: November 6, 2007

Votes For Ratification: 937,557

Votes Against Ratification: 606,863

Percent for Ratification: 61%

Percent Against Ratification: 39%

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Amendment Source: 2007 SJR 8212

Effective Date Source: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/data-research/history-laws-and-litigation/constitutional-amendment-...

20071889

Convict Labor

After the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety, the labor of convicts of this state shall not be let out by contract to any person, copartnership, company or corporation, and the legislature shall by law provide for the working of convicts for the benefit of the state.

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