Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§2201 No Postal Equipment or Supplies Manufactured by Convict Labor
Title 39 › PART III — MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 22 — CONVICT LABOR › § 2201
Summary
The Postal Service cannot buy equipment or supplies that would be made by prisoners, unless another federal law says it can.
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Title 39, §2201
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Except as provided in chapter 307 of title 18, the Postal Service may not make a contract for the purchase of equipment or supplies to be manufactured by convict labor.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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Citation
39 U.S.C. § 2201
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102