Cal. GOV § 1228
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 1228, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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Official statutory text
An inmate of any state institution shall not be employed in the manufacture or production of any article intended for the private and personal use of any state officer or any officer or employee of any state institution. This section does not prohibit repairing of any kind nor the employment of such inmate in household or domestic work connected with the institution.
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