North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 148. State Prison System § 148-66. Cities and towns and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may contract for prison labor

The corporate authorities of any city or town may contract in writing with the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction for the employment of convicts upon the highways or streets of such city or town, and such contracts when so exercised shall be valid and enforceable against such city or town, and the Attorney General may prosecute an action in the Superior Court of Wake County in the name of the State for their enforcement.

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hereby authorized and empowered to contract, in writing, with the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction for the employment and use of convicts under its supervision to be worked on the State test farms and/or State experimental stations.