Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Subtitle 12 - PATUXENT INSTITUTION
Chapter 12.12.28 - Patuxent Institution Youth Program-Leave, Work Release, and School Release
Section 12.12.28.08 - Disposition of Earnings

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 12.12.28.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. An inmate employed in the community under a work release or school release program shall surrender to the Institution the inmate's total earnings less payroll deductions required by law.

B. The Institution shall deduct from the inmate's earnings, in the following order of priority, an amount determined to be the cost to the State of providing the following:

(1) Food, lodging, and clothing for the inmate;

(2) The actual and necessary cost of food, travel, and other expenses of the inmate when released from actual confinement under the program;

(3) The amount which the inmate may be legally obligated to pay for the support of the inmate's dependents; and

(4) The amount ordered to be paid by the court as restitution.

C. A school release inmate receiving a stipend or other monies not subject to payroll deductions is not subject to room, board, clothing, and travel fees.

D. Any balance remaining of an inmate's earnings after the deductions and payments set forth in this regulation shall be credited to the inmate's account and paid to the inmate when paroled.

E. An inmate shall use, on a weekly basis, adequate funds from a work release or school release account to defray the cost of transportation, meals, and sundries according to a schedule approved by the Board of Review.

F. Request for Additional Funds.

(1) An inmate may request approval from the Board of Review to withdraw additional funds for personal needs from the inmate's work release or school release account.

(2) An inmate shall be provided adequate funds from the inmate's work release or school release account to meet the inmate's needs, and to ensure that the inmate will have the financial means to return to the Institution. The Board of Review shall indicate the specific amount to be provided.

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