Prison work regulations ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, prison work regulations include measures regarding labor policies for incarcerated individuals, such as work programs, conditions, and restrictions. The topic is grouped within the criminal justice and law enforcement policy area.

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• upcoming ballot measures and
• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to prison work regulations certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of state ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to prison work regulations, organized by year or state.

Years

States

2009

1. New York Amendment 2, Prisoner Nonprofit Volunteer Work Amendment (2009)

2007

1. Washington SJR 8212, Inmate Labor Programs Amendment (2007)

1999

1. Oregon Measure 68, Firms Protected from Prison Labor Competition Amendment (1999)

1997

1. Oregon Measure 49, State Prisoner Employees' Rights and Interstate Commerce for Prison-Made Products Measure (May 1997)

1996

1. California Proposition 194, Employed Prisoners Not Eligible for Unemployment Benefits Upon Release Measure (March 1996)

1994

1. Oregon Measure 17, Require Full-Time Work for State Prison Inmates Initiative (1994)

1990

1. California Proposition 139, Prison Inmate Labor Initiative (1990)
2. Mississippi Administration of Prisons, Amendment 2 (1990)

1980

1. Utah Proposition 3, Permit Women to Work in Mines and Allow Creation of Work Release Programs for Inmates Amendment (1980)

1978

1. Ohio Regulations on Prison Labor Amendment (1978)

1926

1. Oklahoma State Question 135, Convict-Made Product Labels Referendum (1926)

1919

1. Texas Proposition 10, Allow Prison Profit-Sharing with Prisoners or Their Dependents Amendment (1919)

1916

1. Montana Bond Issue for Twine Factory, Referendum 1 (1916)

1914

1. Washington Initiative 10, Convict Labor for Highway Construction Measure (1914)

1912

1. Idaho Repeal Section Regarding Labor of Convicts , HJR 24 (1912)
2. Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment (September 1912)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Prohibition of State Prisoner Employment by Private Firms Initiative (1912)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 338-339, Prohibition of County and City Prisoner Employment by Private Firms Initiative (1912)

1908

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Regulation of Prison Costs Referendum (June 1908)

1907

1. Michigan Repeal of Prohibition on Teaching Convicts Mechanical Trades Amendment (April 1907)

1906

1. South Dakota Twine Plant at Penitentiary Amendment (1906)

1886

1. Illinois Anti-Contract Convict Labor Amendment (1886)

California

1. California Proposition 139, Prison Inmate Labor Initiative (1990)
2. California Proposition 194, Employed Prisoners Not Eligible for Unemployment Benefits Upon Release Measure (March 1996)

Idaho

1. Idaho Repeal Section Regarding Labor of Convicts , HJR 24 (1912)

Illinois

1. Illinois Anti-Contract Convict Labor Amendment (1886)

Michigan

1. Michigan Repeal of Prohibition on Teaching Convicts Mechanical Trades Amendment (April 1907)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Administration of Prisons, Amendment 2 (1990)

Montana

1. Montana Bond Issue for Twine Factory, Referendum 1 (1916)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Prisoner Nonprofit Volunteer Work Amendment (2009)

Ohio

1. Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment (September 1912)
2. Ohio Regulations on Prison Labor Amendment (1978)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 135, Convict-Made Product Labels Referendum (1926)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 17, Require Full-Time Work for State Prison Inmates Initiative (1994)
2. Oregon Measure 49, State Prisoner Employees' Rights and Interstate Commerce for Prison-Made Products Measure (May 1997)
3. Oregon Measure 68, Firms Protected from Prison Labor Competition Amendment (1999)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Regulation of Prison Costs Referendum (June 1908)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Prohibition of State Prisoner Employment by Private Firms Initiative (1912)
6. Oregon Measure Nos. 338-339, Prohibition of County and City Prisoner Employment by Private Firms Initiative (1912)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Twine Plant at Penitentiary Amendment (1906)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 10, Allow Prison Profit-Sharing with Prisoners or Their Dependents Amendment (1919)

Utah

1. Utah Proposition 3, Permit Women to Work in Mines and Allow Creation of Work Release Programs for Inmates Amendment (1980)

Washington

1. Washington Initiative 10, Convict Labor for Highway Construction Measure (1914)
2. Washington SJR 8212, Inmate Labor Programs Amendment (2007)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

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