The earnings of an incarcerated individual participating in a work release program, less any payroll deductions required or authorized by law, shall be turned over to the warden who shall deposit such receipts as incarcerated individuals' funds pursuant to section one hundred sixteen of this chapter. Such receipts shall not be subject to attachment or garnishment in the hands of the warden. The commissioner of correction may authorize the warden to make disbursements of such receipts, and such receipts may be disbursed, for any or all of the following purposes:
The balance of such receipts, if any, after disbursements for the foregoing purposes shall be paid to the incarcerated individual upon termination of his or her imprisonment.
N.Y. Correct. Law § 860