Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 333.12 - Inmate funds
(1) An inmate in a DIS placement is not
eligible for compensation under s.
DOC
309.55.
(2) The inmate shall sign an agreement
acknowledging the department's authority to collect all funds earned and
compensation received by the inmate while in a DIS placement and to disburse
those funds in accordance with this section. Refusal to sign an agreement is an
offense.
(3) The DIS business
manager or a financial institution designated to handle DIS inmate accounts
shall establish a separate DIS account for each inmate and make disbursements
in accordance with this section. All paychecks from DIS work assignments and
other funds received for inmates shall be sent to the DIS business manager or a
financial institution designated to handle DIS inmate accounts.
(4) Upon an inmate's placement in DIS, funds
in an inmate's general account, if any, shall be transferred to his or her DIS
account.
(5) The DIS business
manager or the designated financial institution shall disburse money received
while an inmate is in a DIS placement in the following order:
(a) Payment of restitution under s.
973.20, Stats., and payment of
the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s.
973.045(4),
Stats., and s.
DOC
309.465;
(b) Unless waived by DIS staff, an electronic
monitoring fee pursuant to s.
301.135(4),
Stats., to cover the actual costs associated with electronic monitoring
and
(c) The balance to the inmate
in a DIS placement.
(6)
Prior to disbursing funds under sub. (5) (c), the business manager or
designated financial institution may disburse money from the inmate's DIS
account to pay the inmate's obligations that have been acknowledged by the
inmate in writing or that have been reduced to judgment or court
order.
(7) Income earned by or
received for the benefit of an inmate while in DIS placement is not subject to
release account deductions under s.
DOC
309.466.
(8) After approval for DIS placement, an
inmate who is transferred from a state correctional facility may receive a
single disbursement from his or her release account under s.
DOC 309.466
for initial expenses such as security deposits, clothing, fees, tuition and
books, if approved by DIS staff.
(9) Upon termination of a DIS placement,
funds in an inmate's DIS account shall be deposited in the inmate's general
account after disbursements under sub. (5) and (6) are made.
(10) Before releasing an inmate to field
supervision as a parolee, the DIS business manager shall inform the parole
agent of the balance in the inmate's DIS account. The agent shall instruct the
business manager as to where the funds shall be transferred.
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