OAR 291-163-0080: Agreements With Private Enterprise

The Department will make efforts to establish contractual relationships with private entities to create, establish, and expand its inmate work programs. Any contractual relationship between the Department and a private entity to jointly produce, create, mine, manufacture, or use inmate products or inmate services in a manner that is reasonably designed and managed to achieve either net cost savings in maintaining the State of Oregon’s government operations, or a net profit for the Department’s private sector activities will be an agreement for purposes of its private enterprise program. Subject to approval by the Prison Industries Board, the Inmate Work Programs Administrator or his/her designee shall have authority to negotiate, approve, and execute a contract or agreement with a private entity under its private enterprise program.