22 AAC 05.105. Prisoner fund account

(a) The department will maintain a prisoner fund account. Each prisoner with money in the account will be provided a periodic statement.

(b) If a facility receives money intended for a prisoner, the money must be receipted and deposited in the prisoner fund account. A copy of the receipt must be given to the prisoner. Prisoner work compensation must be credited to the prisoner fund account. Money found on the person of the prisoner at the time of initial admission must be deposited in the prisoner fund account, or, under exceptional circumstances, inventoried and maintained as personal property or disposed of as excess personal property in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner.

(c) A prisoner with money in the prisoner fund account may send any amount of that money to family members except that money retained in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner for the payment of cost of care, dependent support, disciplinary sanction, or court-ordered fine, restitution, or judgment. The commissioner will establish procedures that will facilitate payment by prisoners for these purposes. A prisoner may not otherwise send money, nor directly receive money from a person, without the consent of the superintendent.

(d) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, the money of a prisoner charged with committing a disciplinary infraction or crime involving damage to property or injury to a person may be frozen, pending resolution of the matter, to the extent necessary to ensure that money for restitution will be available.

(e) Each prisoner must be paid all prisoner fund account money due upon release. Upon transfer, the prisoner fund account must be transmitted to the receiving facility. Payment may be made by check.

History: Eff. 9/10/77, Register 63; am 1/9/87, Register 101

Authority: AS 33.30.011

AS 33.30.021

AS 33.30.201

AS 44.28.030

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