BACK PREVIOUS SECTION NEXT SECTION

Inmate Businesses

112. (1) No inmate shall operate a business in a penitentiary unless the inmate obtains the approval of the Commissioner or a staff member designated by the Commissioner, in accordance with subsection (2).

    (2) The Commissioner or a staff member designated by the Commissioner may grant approval to an inmate to conduct a business, in accordance with the procedures set out in Commissioner's Directives, where

 (a)

the security and operational constraints of the penitentiary permit the conduct of the business; and

 (b)

the business is consistent with the inmate's correctional plan.

    (3) Where the conditions set out in subsection (2) are no longer met, the Commissioner or a staff member designated by the Commissioner may withdraw the approval granted under that subsection.

    (4) Where the Commissioner or a staff member designated by the Commissioner withdraws an approval granted under subsection (2), the Commissioner or staff member shall give the inmate

 (a)

written notice of the withdrawal of approval, including the reasons for the withdrawal; and

 (b)

a reasonable opportunity to wind up the business.

 

113. (1) Where, on reception of an inmate in a penitentiary, the inmate wishes to have a business that the inmate is operating outside the penitentiary operated on the inmate's behalf or to wind up the business, the Service shall ensure that the inmate is given a reasonable opportunity to make arrangements to have the business operated on the inmate's behalf or wind up the business.

    (2) Where an inmate wishes to wind up a business that the inmate is operating in the penitentiary, the Service shall ensure that the inmate is given a reasonable opportunity to wind up the business.

TOP