§ 1104-4.002. Purposes.

(a)

The sheriff's inmate sign program uses county jail inmate labor to produce metal, plastic, and vinyl signs and awards for Contra Costa County departments, cities, special districts, other public entities, and nonprofit or for profit organizations, entities or businesses. The sheriff or his or her designee is authorized to contract as necessary for the selling of signs and awards made by inmates.

(b)

The purposes of the inmate sign program are to:

(1)

Enhance inmates' abilities to become productive members of the community upon release from custody, through work experience, education and vocational training that will improve opportunities for their employment upon release;

(2)

Reduce inmate idleness and increase the productivity of the inmate population;

(3)

Promote inmate socialization;

(4)

Provide needed signs to entities at reasonable cost.

(Ord. 99-27 § 2; Cal. Const. Art. XIV, § 5 (a); Pen. Code § 4018.5).