Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 33 - Correctional Institutions. > Article 2 - State Correctional Facilities, 33-2-1 through 33-2-50. > Section 33-2-26 - Payment of prisoners for services.

Section 33-2-26 - Payment of prisoners for services.

33-2-26. Payment of prisoners for services.

The corrections and criminal rehabilitation department [corrections department] may, by appropriate rules and regulations, establish and administer a plan for the payment of prisoners who perform useful services as prison labor. The payment shall be at a rate depending on the skill and efficiency of the prisoner.