SECTION 170:10-5-3. Workers' compensation and control  


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  • (a)   Neither the department nor the public works agency shall be required to provide workers' compensation to any prisoner.
    (b)   The prisoner shall not be considered an employee under the supervision and control of the public works agency or its employees, but shall at all times be under the jurisdiction and supervisory control of the department.
    (c)   Civil rights of prisoners are not restored, and when any prisoner violates rules or regulations, or is unable or unwilling to adequately perform their work, they may be returned without cause to the department.
[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2667, eff 7-1-93]