Section DOC 324.09 - Inmate funds(1) Under s. DOC 324.06(1), during the application process for work or study release, each inmate shall list all financial obligations. Inmates approved for study release shall apply for all benefits to which they are entitled as a result of placement in an educational or training program.(2) Appropriate department personnel shall investigate and determine the following: (a) Cost of the inmate's food and clothing in the placement assigned.(b) Cost of an educational placement, including but not limited to tuition and books.(c) Necessary travel expenses to and from the placement and other incidental expenses.(d) Support obligations for the inmate's dependents.(e) Reasonable room charges as determined by the department.(f) Financial obligations set by a court judgment and debts acknowledged in writing by the inmate.(3) The inmate shall sign an agreement acknowledging the department's authority to disburse funds earned while on work release or funds received for study release in accordance with s. 303.065(5), Stats. Refusal to sign shall make an inmate ineligible for participation.(4) The state correctional facility business manager shall disburse money received as wages or educational benefits in the following order: (a) For board including food and clothing for the inmate, any fee charged under s. 301.135, Stats., plus, if the inmate is on study release, tuition, books, fees, tools, and other supplies or, if the inmate is on work release, work related expenses.(b) Necessary travel expense to and from the placement and other incidental expenses of the inmate.(c) Payment of the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 973.045(4), Stats.(d) Payment of the deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge under s. 973.046(4), Stats.(e) Support of the inmate's dependents, if any.(f) A reasonable room charge as determined by the department.(g) After investigation under sub. (2), payment, either in full or proportionately, of the inmate's obligations that were acknowledged by the inmate in writing or that have been reduced to judgment.(h) Wages to the inmates on work or study release until the current canteen limit under s. DOC 309.52(1) (b) is reached. Unspent money shall be deposited in the inmate's general account. Before releasing an inmate to field supervision, the releasing institution shall inform the parole agent of the balances in the inmate's general account under s. DOC 309.49, release account under s. DOC 309.466 and segregated account under s. DOC 309.50. The agent shall instruct the institution business manager as to where these balances shall be transferred and as to disbursement of work or study release funds from general and segregated accounts.(5) Books, tools, supplies, and other items necessary for study release purchased with the inmate's funds remain the inmate's property.(6) The institution business manager shall establish a separate account for each inmate and make disbursements under sub. (4) and s. 303.065(5), Stats. All paychecks from work release and funds received for study release shall be sent to the institution business manager unless the work release coordinator approves other arrangements.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 324.09
Cr. Register, September, 1981, No. 309, eff. 10-1-81; am. (4), Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; am. (2) (a) to (e), (4) (a) to (c), (5) renum. to be (4) (d) to (g) to be (4) (e) to (h) and am., cr. (4) (d), Register, September, 1997, No. 501, eff. 10-1-97; corrections in (4) (h) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, May, 2001, No. 545.