72.09.110 - Inmates' wages -- Supporting cost of corrections -- Crime victims' compensation and family support. - Washington Statutes

Inmates' wages — Supporting cost of corrections — Crime victims' compensation and family support.

All inmates working in prison industries shall participate in the cost of corrections, including costs to develop and implement correctional industries programs, by means of deductions from their gross wages. The secretary may direct the state treasurer to deposit a portion of these moneys in the crime victims compensation account. The secretary shall direct that all moneys received by an inmate for testifying in any judicial proceeding shall be deposited into the crime victims compensation account.

     When the secretary finds it appropriate and not unduly destructive of the work incentive, the secretary may also provide deductions for savings and family support.

[1993 sp.s. c 20 § 5; 1991 c 133 § 1; 1989 c 185 § 9; 1986 c 162 § 1; 1981 c 136 § 12.]

Notes: Severability -- 1993 sp.s. c 20: See note following RCW 43.19.534.