Sec. 18-85. Compensation of inmates. Deposit in inmate's account. Disbursement priorities.
Sec. 18-85. Compensation of inmates. Deposit in inmate's account. Disbursement priorities. (a) The Commissioner of Correction, after consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management, shall establish a schedule of compensation for services performed on
behalf of the state by inmates of any institution or facility of the department. Such
schedule shall recognize degrees of merit, diligence and skill in order to encourage
inmate incentive and industry.
(b) Compensation so earned shall be deposited, under the direction of the administrative head of such institution or facility, in an inmate's individual account in a savings
bank or state bank and trust company in this state, and funds from such account may
be transferred to the inmate's discharge savings account pursuant to section 18-84a.
Any amount in such accounts shall be paid to the inmate on the inmate's discharge,
except that the warden or Community Correctional Center Administrator may, while
the inmate is in custody, disburse any compensation earned by such inmate in accordance
with the following priorities: (1) Federal taxes due; (2) restitution or payment of compensation to a crime victim ordered by any court of competent jurisdiction; (3) payment of
a civil judgment rendered in favor of a crime victim by any court of competent jurisdiction; (4) victims compensation through the criminal injuries account administered by
the Office of Victim Services; (5) state taxes due; (6) support of the inmate's dependents,
if any; (7) the inmate's necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental
expenses; (8) costs of such inmate's incarceration under section 18-85a and regulations
adopted in accordance with said section; and (9) payment to the clerk of the court in
which an inmate of a community correctional center, held only for payment of a fine,
was convicted, such portion of such compensation as is necessary to pay such fine. Any
interest that accrues shall be credited to any institutional fund established for the welfare
of inmates. Compensation under this section shall be in addition to any compensation
received or credited under section 18-50.
(1967, P.A. 152, S. 13; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 77-614, S. 126, 273, 610; P.A. 87-282, S. 14; P.A. 88-300, S. 1; P.A. 93-310, S. 26, 32; P.A. 04-234, S. 16; P.A. 07-158, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers; P.A. 77-614 required consultation with commissioner of administrative services and secretary of the office of policy and management rather than with council of correction
and personnel policy board; P.A. 87-282 deleted reference to "superintendent"; P.A. 88-300 amended provision re disbursement of compensation by requiring following priorities as Subdivs. (1) to (9): Federal taxes due, restitution or compensation
to crime victim, payment of civil judgment, victims compensation, state taxes due, support of dependents, travel expense
to and from work, costs of board and payment of fine; P.A. 93-310 changed commission on victim services to office of
victim services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 04-234 amended Subdiv. (8) to replace "costs of his board as determined by
the commissioner" with "costs of such inmate's incarceration under section 18-85a and regulations adopted in accordance
with said section" and made a technical change, effective June 8, 2004; P.A. 07-158 inserted Subsec. designators (a) and
(b), amended Subsec. (b) to substitute "compensation" for "sums", add "in an inmate's individual account" and provide
that funds from such account may be transferred to the inmate's discharge savings account, and made technical changes,
effective July 1, 2007.