18 U.S.C. § 436
Convict labor contracts
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 436, Convict labor contracts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448805
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Whoever, being an officer, employee, or agent of the United States or any department or agency thereof, contracts with any person or corporation, or permits any warden, agent, or official of any penal or correctional institution, to hire out the labor of any prisoners confined for violation of any laws of the United States, shall be fined under this title 11 See 1994 Amendment note below. or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Legislative history
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- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994