3704 - Salaries and wages of inmates. - Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3704. Salaries and wages of inmates. (a) General rule.--The salaries or wages of inmates gainfully employed under a plan established under this chapter shall be collected by the department or its designated agents or employees. The wages shall not be subject to garnishment or attachment for any purpose either in the hands of the employer or the department during the inmate's term of imprisonment and shall be disbursed only as provided in this section, but for tax purposes they shall be income of the inmate. (b) Use of salaries or wages.--The salaries or wages of an inmate participating in a plan established under this chapter shall be disbursed by the department in the following order: (1) The board of the inmate, including food and clothing. (2) Necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental expenses of the inmate. (3) Support of the inmate's dependents, if any. (4) Payment, either in full or ratably, of the inmate's obligations acknowledged by him in writing or which have been reduced to judgment. (5) The balance, if any, to the inmate upon his discharge.