Prison-Produced Materials
Prison-produced materials are products made by convict labor. There are limitations on using materials produced by convict labor in a federal-aid highway project. For the majority of projects in Texas, prison-produced materials are not allowed and the LG is responsible for including language prohibiting the use of prison-produced materials in the bid documents. Details regarding prison-produced materials that must be followed and properly documented are found in
of this Manual and Chapter 7 of the
.