Nevada § 211.120 - Duty to arrange for use of prisoners' labor; establishment of program to release prisoners for work or education
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 211.120 — Duty to arrange for use of prisoners' labor; establishment of program to release prisoners for work or education, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 211.120. Duty to arrange for use of prisoners' labor; establishment of program to release prisoners for work or education
1. The board of county commissioners and the governing body of an incorporated city,
shall make all necessary arrangements, as provided in NRS 211.120 to 211.160 , inclusive, to utilize the labor of the prisoners committed to any jails within any
county, city, or town within this state, for a term of imprisonment by the judges
of the several district courts within this state, or the justices of the peace in
any townships throughout this state. 2. A sheriff, chief of police or town marshal may establish a program to release prisoners
from his or her jail for work or education. The program must: (a) Provide for thorough screening of prisoners for inclusion in the program; (b) Be limited to prisoners who have been sentenced; and (c) Require that each prisoner who participates in the program reimburse the county,
city or town in whole or in part, according to the prisoner’s ability to pay, for
his or her room and board during the time the prisoner participates in the program. 3. The administrator of such a program must be, respectively, the sheriff, the chief
of police, the town marshal or his or her designee.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 211.120 ("Duty to arrange for use of prisoners' labor; establishment of program to release prisoners for work or education") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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