Title 9 — Crimes and Corrections

for Department of Corrections Inmates. (a) There is hereby established within the Department of Corrections (the "Department") a Rehabilitative and Developmental Program for Inmates (the "Program"). The purpose of the Program is to provide gainful employment to the persons who, h…

(a) Inmates shall be paid by the Department at rates determined by the Director by regulation. (b) The inmate's wages derived from the Program, before being disbursed to the inmate, shall be divided and disbursed as follows: (1) Ten percent (10%) to be deposited in the inmate's n…

(a) Every effort shall be made by the Director to make the Program self-supporting from the funds generated therefrom. The Director shall submit to the Governor and to the Speaker of the Legislature a full report on the status of the Program within ninety (90) days after the enac…

The Director shall establish a general account into which shall be deposited that portion of the inmates' wages designated for deposit in the Fund for payment of victim's compensation.

The allocation of wages earned by participants in the Program shall also apply to the income of inmates receiving wages from outside employment as permitted by other programs of the Department, but, implementation of this provision shall be delayed until such time as it COL120106…

All existing inmate industry programs of the general type established by this Chapter shall become a part of the Program and administered in accordance herewith.

This Chapter shall not supersede, nor affect, any programs undertaken pursuant to Chapter 81 of this Title. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-75:1. ---------- COL120106