California · Penal Code

PEN §2700.1: Section 2700 applies to inmates sentenced to death, except as otherwise provided in this section.

Civil

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This statute requires inmates sentenced to death to work daily labor as prescribed by corrections department rules, allows privilege revocation for refusal to work, and mandates deduction of 70% of wages toward restitution fines or orders.

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Section 2700 applies to inmates sentenced to death, except as otherwise provided in this section. Every person found guilty of murder, sentenced to death, and held by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to Sections 3600 to 3602 shall be required to work as many hours of faithful labor each day he or she is so held as shall be prescribed the rules and regulations of the department. Physical education and physical fitness programs shall not qualify as work for purposes of this section. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may revoke the privileges of any condemned inmate who refuses to work as required by this section. In any case where the condemned inmate owes a restitution fine or restitution order, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall deduct 70 percent or the balance owing, whichever is less, from the condemned inmate’s wages and trust account deposits, regardless of the source of the income, and shall transfer those funds to the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board according to the rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, pursuant to Sections 2085.5 and 2717.8.

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