§ 860 — Disposition of earnings

§ 860. Disposition of earnings. The earnings of an incarcerated\nindividual participating in a work release program, less any payroll\ndeductions required or authorized by law, shall be turned over to the\nwarden who shall deposit such receipts as incarcerated individuals'\nfunds pursuant to section one hundred sixteen of this chapter. Such\nreceipts shall not be subject to attachment or garnishment in the hands\nof the warden. The commissioner of correction may authorize the warden\nto make disbursements of such receipts, and such receipts may be\ndisbursed, for any or all of the following purposes:\n 1. Appropriate and reasonable costs related to the incarcerated\nindividual's participation in the work release program;\n 2. Support of the incarcerated individual's dependents;\n 3. Payment of fines imposed by any court;\n 4. Payment of any court ordered restitution or reparation to the\nvictim of the incarcerated individual's crime.\n 5. Purchases by the incarcerated individual from the commissary of the\ninstitution.\n The balance of such receipts, if any, after disbursements for the\nforegoing purposes shall be paid to the incarcerated individual upon\ntermination of his or her imprisonment.\n