The secretary shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to provide for the useful employment of prisoners in the adult correctional institutions: PROVIDED, That no prisoners shall be employed in what is known as the contract system of labor.
[ 2012 c 117 s 478; 1979 c 141 s 265; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.010. Prior: 1943 c 175 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 10279-1. Formerly RCW 72.08.220.]