Legislative declaration

17-24-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that, to the extent possible, all inmates should participate in programs that promote successful rehabilitation, reentry, and reintegration into the community. Therefore, it is the general assembly's intent to create a division of correctional industries to develop rehabilitation and work programs inside and outside of the department's facilities to promote inmates' successful rehabilitation, reentry, and reintegration into the community. (2) It is the general assembly's intent that the division of correctional industries collaborate with the department to perform all duties and functions for correctional industries. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 927, � 10, effective August 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 698, � 62, effective July 1. L. 80: IP(1), (1)(a), and (1)(b) amended, p. 525, � 2, effective March 25. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (SB 22-050), ch. 51, p. 241, � 4, effective March 30. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 27-25-102 as it existed prior to 1977.