Idaho § 67-5713 - Construction and alteration of state correctional facilities

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 67-5713 — Construction and alteration of state correctional facilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 67-5713. Construction and alteration of state correctional facilities

The administrator of the division of public works is authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the permanent building fund advisory council, to use appropriated funds or other fund sources to construct or alter, either in whole or in part, state owned correctional facilities by inmate labor for the purpose of providing meaningful work and rehabilitation programs for inmates confined therein, or to have such construction accomplished by the competitive bid process as authorized by section 67-5711 , Idaho Code, whichever the permanent building fund advisory council deems most appropriate. Further providing that no construction or alteration by inmate labor shall be authorized, unless plans and specifications for such construction have been accomplished by a licensed architect or engineer appointed at the direction of the council, and such final plans and specifications approved by the council. Further providing that such construction or alteration shall be performed under the direct charge and supervision of the administrator of the division of public works.

[67-5713, added 1978, ch. 375, sec. 2, p. 981.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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