Section 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.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 333.12
Cr. Register, February, 1993, No. 446, eff. 3-1-93.