Section 327.15. Inmate funds.

 

(1)  An inmate in a CRC placement is not eligible for compensation under s. DOC 309.55 .

(2)  The inmate shall sign an agreement acknowledging the department's authority to collect all funds earned and compensation received by the inmate while in a CRC placement and to disburse those funds in accordance with this section. Refusal to sign shall make an inmate ineligible for participation.

(3)  The CRC business manager or a financial institution designated to handle CRC inmate accounts shall establish a separate CRC account for each inmate and make disbursements in accordance with this section. All paychecks from CRC work assignments and other funds received for inmates shall be sent to the CRC business manager or a financial institution designated to handle CRC inmate accounts.

(4)  Upon an inmate's placement in CRC, funds in an inmate's general account shall be transferred to his or her CRC account.

(5)  The CRC business manager or the designated financial institution shall disburse money received while an inmate is in a CRC placement in the following order:

(a) Payment of the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 973.045 (4) , Stats., and s. DOC 309.465 ;

(b) Unless waived by the superintendent, a reasonable electronic monitoring fee as determined by the department; and

(c) The balance to the inmate in a CRC placement, consistent with CRC procedures.

(6)  Prior to disbursing funds under sub. (5) (c) , the business manager or designated financial institution may disburse money from the inmate's CRC account to pay, either in full or proportionately, the inmate's obligations that have been acknowledged by the inmate in writing or that have been reduced to judgment.

(7)  Income earned by or received for the benefit of an inmate while in a CRC placement is not subject to release account deductions under s. DOC 309.466 .

(8)  After approval for a CRC placement, an inmate may receive a single disbursement from his or her release account under s. DOC 309.466 for initial expenses such as security deposits, clothing, fees, tuition and books, if approved by the superintendent.

(9)  Upon termination of a CRC placement, funds in an inmate's CRC account shall be deposited in the inmate's general account after disbursements under sub. (5) (b) are made.

(10)  Before releasing an inmate to field supervision from a CRC placement, the CRC business manager shall inform the parole agent of the balance in the inmate's CRC account. The agent shall instruct the business manager as to where the funds shall be transferred. Following release, the former inmate may use funds formerly held in the CRC account with the approval of the agent.

Cr. Register, September, 1990, No. 417 , eff. 10-1-90.