N.Y. DEA Law § 46

§ 46. Production and sale of prison-made articles and materials\nessential to the defense effort. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of law, and during the defense emergency, under and pursuant\nto such regulations as may be adopted jointly by the state commissioner\nof correction, the state commissioner of commerce and the state\ncommissioner of general services which they determine will best utilize\nthe labor of prisoners to aid the defense effort, equipment, goods,\nproducts, articles and materials essential to the defense effort may be\nmanufactured, produced, processed, reprocessed, treated, altered or\nrepaired in any prison, reformatory, penitentiary or jail or other\ncorrectional institution in the state with the labor of prisoners\ntherein and distributed or sold in accordance with such regulations.\nSuch regulations may be amended or repealed from time to time but no\nsuch regulation or amendment or repeal thereof shall become effective\nuntil approved by the council. All of the provisions of article seven of\nthe correction law, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section\nor inconsistent with the regulations adopted pursuant to this section,\nshall be applicable to the work performed and actions taken under the\nprovisions of this section.\n