31-237. Dedicated discharge accounts


A. Each wage earning prisoner who is committed to the department shall deposit into
a dedicated discharge account of the prisoner a percentage of wages earned by the
prisoner. The percentage shall be determined by the director except that the amount
deposited shall not exceed thirty per cent of all wages earned by the prisoner. The
department shall continue to deposit the percentage of wages earned by the prisoner in
the dedicated discharge account until the account registers a fifty dollar balance.


B. The monies that are accumulated in the dedicated discharge account shall be
distributed to the prisoner on the prisoner's discharge from the department or transfer
to a community release status or to home arrest.