§ 12-30-503 - Purpose of wages set aside -- Rules and regulations of director. - Arkansas Statutes

12-30-503. Purpose of wages set aside -- Rules and regulations of director.

(a) A person committed to the Department of Correction who is earning at least minimum wage and is employed pursuant to 12-30-501 and 12-30-502 shall have his or her wages set aside by the warden or supervisor of the facility in a separate wage fund.

(b) The Director of the Department of Correction shall promulgate regulations which will:

(1) Protect the inmate's rights to due process;

(2) Provide for hearings as necessary before the Crime Victims Reparations Board; and

(3) Govern the disposition of a confined person's gross monthly wage, minus required payroll deductions and payment of necessary work-related incidental expenses, for the following purposes:

(A) The support of families and dependent relatives of the respective inmates;

(B) The discharge of any legal obligations, including judgments for restitution;

(C) To pay all or a part of the cost of the inmate's board, room, clothing, medical, dental, and other correctional services;

(D) To provide for funds payable to the inmate upon his or her release;

(E) Reimbursing the state for the actual value of state property intentionally or willfully and wantonly destroyed by the inmate during his or her commitment;

(F) Reimbursing the state for reasonable costs incurred in returning the inmate to the facility to which he or she is committed in the event of escape; and

(G) The deposit of an appropriate amount into the Crime Victims Reparations Revolving Fund.