Incarcerated individual not agent of state

N.Y. Correction Law § 861, under Temporary Release Programs For State Correctional Institutions.

N.Y. Correction Law § 861

§ 861. Incarcerated individual not agent of state. An incarcerated\nindividual participating in a work release program shall not, merely by\nreason of such participation, be deemed an agent, employee or servant of\nthe state while outside the premises of an institution pursuant to the\nterms of a work release program.\n