AR 210-35 governs civilian inmate labor programs and civilian inmate prison camps on Army installations.
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AR 210-35 covers program establishment, prison camp locations and operations, agreements, approvals, incident reporting, media coverage, and recordkeeping. It requires installation plans, legal reviews, command-channel submissions, HQDA approval, and records on labor projects and cost avoidance.
Applies to: This regulation prescribes policy for establishing civilian inmate labor programs and civilian inmate prison camps on Army installations.
Installations will prepare an Inmate Labor Plan for the administration and operation of the inmate labor program on the installation. (paragraph 3)
Installations will not implement civilian inmate labor programs, nor incorporate revisions to existing MOAs and/or Inmate Labor Plans requiring changes to Army Civilian Inmate Labor Program policy without HQDA approval.
At a minimum, prison facilities should not be located in close proximity to family housing, barracks, or community support facilities. (paragraph 3-1)
No weapons other than those authorized for the security of the civilian inmate prison camp and public protection will be permitted on prison camp premises. (paragraph 3-4)
The installation will report the media source (newspaper, magazine, radio, television, and online), date of coverage, synopsis of report, and whether the report had local, regional, or national coverage, and provide copies of the article and/or script, if available.