Wyo. Stat. § 7-16-205
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§ 7-16-205. Disposition of earnings; confidentiality of amount
Official statutory text
(a) Payment for services performed by any prisoner under W.S. 7-16-202 shall be deposited in the trust and agency account at the institution and shall be disbursed for the purposes provided in this subsection and in the order specified:
(i) Unless the prisoner is serving a sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole or is subject to mandatory savings under W.S. 25-13-107(b)(i) , ten percent (10%) shall be credited to the prisoner's personal savings account within the correctional facility's trust and agency account, until the prisoner's account has a balance of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Once the prisoner's personal savings account balance reaches one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the income otherwise distributed to the prisoner's savings account under this paragraph shall be distributed to the prisoner as provided by paragraphs (ii) through (vi) of this subsection. Funds in the prisoner's personal savings account shall be paid to the prisoner upon parole or final discharge;
(ii) Support of dependent relations of the prisoner;
(iii) Personal necessities and assessments of fees for programs, services and assistance pursuant to subsection (e) of this section;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 62, § 2.
(v) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119 , victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g) and the surcharge imposed under W.S. 7-13-1616 ;
(v) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119 , victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g) and the surcharge imposed under W.S. 5-12-118 ;
(vi) Remaining funds shall be paid the prisoner upon parole or final discharge.
(b) The amount in the trust and agency fund assigned to the credit of any prisoner is confidential information and is not subject to public inspection.
(c) Except as otherwise provided for correctional industries programs authorized by W.S. 25-13-101 through 25-13-107 , any compensation earned by a prisoner while incarcerated shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(d) The department of corrections shall establish regulations governing provisions for travel, clothing and cash needed by each prisoner upon release from any state penal institution.
(e) The department of corrections may establish regulations providing for assessment of fees to prisoners for self-improvement programs, services, including medical services, and assistance provided by the department when the inmate has money to pay for the programs, services and assistance.
(i) Unless the prisoner is serving a sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole or is subject to mandatory savings under W.S. 25-13-107(b)(i) , ten percent (10%) shall be credited to the prisoner's personal savings account within the correctional facility's trust and agency account, until the prisoner's account has a balance of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Once the prisoner's personal savings account balance reaches one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the income otherwise distributed to the prisoner's savings account under this paragraph shall be distributed to the prisoner as provided by paragraphs (ii) through (vi) of this subsection. Funds in the prisoner's personal savings account shall be paid to the prisoner upon parole or final discharge;
(ii) Support of dependent relations of the prisoner;
(iii) Personal necessities and assessments of fees for programs, services and assistance pursuant to subsection (e) of this section;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 62, § 2.
(v) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119 , victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g) and the surcharge imposed under W.S. 7-13-1616 ;
(v) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119 , victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g) and the surcharge imposed under W.S. 5-12-118 ;
(vi) Remaining funds shall be paid the prisoner upon parole or final discharge.
(b) The amount in the trust and agency fund assigned to the credit of any prisoner is confidential information and is not subject to public inspection.
(c) Except as otherwise provided for correctional industries programs authorized by W.S. 25-13-101 through 25-13-107 , any compensation earned by a prisoner while incarcerated shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(d) The department of corrections shall establish regulations governing provisions for travel, clothing and cash needed by each prisoner upon release from any state penal institution.
(e) The department of corrections may establish regulations providing for assessment of fees to prisoners for self-improvement programs, services, including medical services, and assistance provided by the department when the inmate has money to pay for the programs, services and assistance.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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