18 U.S.C. § 1761 : US Code - Section 1761: Transportation or importation

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1761 : US Code - Section 1761: Transportation or importation

(a) Whoever knowingly transports in interstate commerce or from
any foreign country into the United States any goods, wares, or
merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined, wholly or in part by
convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole,
supervised release, or probation, or in any penal or reformatory
institution, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than two years, or both.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to agricultural commodities or
parts for the repair of farm machinery, nor to commodities
manufactured in a Federal, District of Columbia, or State
institution for use by the Federal Government, or by the District
of Columbia, or by any State or Political subdivision of a State or
not-for-profit organizations.
(c) In addition to the exceptions set forth in subsection (b) of
this section, this chapter shall not apply to goods, wares, or
merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined by convicts or
prisoners who -
(1) are participating in - one of not more than 50 non-Federal
prison work pilot projects designated by the Director of the
Bureau of Justice Assistance;
(2) have, in connection with such work, received wages at a
rate which is not less than that paid for work of a similar
nature in the locality in which the work was performed, except
that such wages may be subject to deductions which shall not, in
the aggregate, exceed 80 per centum of gross wages, and shall be
limited as follows:
(A) taxes (Federal, State, local);
(B) reasonable charges for room and board, as determined by
regulations issued by the chief State correctional officer, in
the case of a State prisoner;
(C) allocations for support of family pursuant to State
statute, court order, or agreement by the offender;
(D) contributions to any fund established by law to
compensate the victims of crime of not more than 20 per centum
but not less than 5 per centum of gross wages;
(3) have not solely by their status as offenders, been deprived
of the right to participate in benefits made available by the
Federal or State Government to other individuals on the basis of
their employment, such as workmen's compensation. However, such
convicts or prisoners shall not be qualified to receive any
payments for unemployment compensation while incarcerated,
notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary;
and
(4) have participated in such employment voluntarily and have
agreed in advance to the specific deductions made from gross
wages pursuant to this section, and all other financial
arrangements as a result of participation in such employment.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "State" means a
State of the United States and any commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.