SOP_NUMBER: 207.01
TITLE: Use of Offender Labor on State Housing
REFERENCE_CODE: IIB03-0001
DIVISION: Facilities Division
TOPIC_AREA: Offender Labor/Work Details
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2025-02-20
WORD_COUNT: 405
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/105992
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/207.01/

SUMMARY:
This policy establishes guidelines for using offender labor on state-owned staff housing and property. Offender labor may be used for maintenance, repairs, grounds care, and cleaning of vacant state-owned housing with prior written approval from the Field Operations Manager. However, offender labor cannot be used for routine housecleaning of occupied homes, domestic services, or any work on leased staff housing.

KEY_TOPICS: offender labor, state housing, staff housing, grounds maintenance, repairs, painting, property maintenance, work details, leased housing, domestic work

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|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS<br>Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|**Policy Name:**Use of Offender Labor on State Housing|**Policy Name:**Use of Offender Labor on State Housing|**Policy Name:**Use of Offender Labor on State Housing|
|**Policy Number:**207.01|**Effective Date:**02/20/2025|**Page Number:**1 of 2|
|**Authority:**<br>Commissioner|**Originating Division:**<br>Facilities Division|**Access Listing:**<br>Level I: All Access|


**I.** **Introduction and Summary:**





Offender labor may be used for certain activities related to the care of state-owned
staff housing. Normally, offender labor may not be used for the care or maintenance
of leased staff housing.

**II.** **Authority:**

A. Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R.: 125-2-1-.01(d) and 125-3-5-.07.


**III.** **Definitions:**

As used in this SOP, these terms are defined as follows:


A. **Residence**    - This shall be housing assigned as a staff member’s Residence,

whether owned or leased by the state or county.

B. **Wardens’ Residence**    - This shall be housing assigned as the Warden’s Residence,

whether owned or leased by the state or county.

**IV.** **Statement of Policy and Applicable Procedures:**

A. Offender labor may be utilized for the maintenance and care of state-owned

housing and property intended for staff Residence. The following describes
approved activities related to the provision of offender labor:

1. Repair to the building or grounds.


2. Grounds maintenance including mowing of grass, care of bushes, trees,

removing of naturally occurring debris such as limbs and branches.


3. Painting, recarpeting, wallpapering or other similar activities related to the

general upkeep with prior approval in writing from the Field Operations
Manager.

4. Caring for and cleaning vacant properties.


|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS<br>Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|**Policy Name:**Use of Offender Labor on State Housing|**Policy Name:**Use of Offender Labor on State Housing|**Policy Name:**Use of Offender Labor on State Housing|
|**Policy Number:**207.01|**Effective Date:**02/20/2025|**Page Number:**2 of 2|
|**Authority:**<br>Commissioner|**Originating Division:**<br>Facilities Division|**Access Listing:**<br>Level I: All Access|



B. Offender labor will not be utilized in the following or similar activities as it relates

to state owned housing.

1. Routine housecleaning of an occupied state house.


2. Service type work, cooking, serving meals, childcare or other type activity

associated with functioning as a domestic worker.

C. Offender labor will not be used for the care or maintenance of leased staff housing

in any manner.

D. Offenders shall not make permanent improvements to leased housing.

**V.** **Attachments:** None **.**

**VI.** **Record Retention of Forms Relevant to this Policy:** None.