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                          HOUSE BILL 1143

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives O'Brien, Ballasiotes, Tokuda, Cairnes, Lovick, Kagi, Koster, Constantine, K. Schmidt, Kastama, Fisher, Quall, Kenney, Veloria, Eickmeyer, Kessler, Lantz, Ogden, Murray, Lambert, Dunn, Rockefeller and Conway

Read first time 01/15/1999.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Authorizing deductions from inmate funds.

    AN ACT Relating to deductions from inmate funds; and amending RCW 72.09.480.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 72.09.480 and 1998 c 261 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply to this section.

    (a) "Cost of incarceration" means the cost of providing an inmate with shelter, food, clothing, transportation, supervision, and other services and supplies as may be necessary for the maintenance and support of the inmate while in the custody of the department, based on the average per inmate costs established by the department and the office of financial management.

    (b) "Minimum term of confinement" means the minimum amount of time an inmate will be confined in the custody of the department, considering the sentence imposed and adjusted for the total potential earned early release time available to the inmate.

    (2) When an inmate receives any funds in addition to his or her wages or gratuities, the additional funds shall be subject to ((the deductions in RCW 72.09.111(1)(a) and the priorities established in chapter 72.11 RCW)):  (a) Deductions of five percent to the public safety and education account for the purpose of crime victims' compensation and ten percent to a department personal inmate savings account for funds received each month totaling one hundred dollars or less; and (b) deductions in RCW 72.09.111(1)(a) and the priorities established in chapter 72.11 RCW for funds received each month exceeding one hundred dollars.

    (3) The amount deducted from an inmate's funds under subsection (2) of this section shall not exceed the department's total cost of incarceration for the inmate incurred during the inmate's minimum or actual term of confinement, whichever is longer.

    (4) The deductions required under subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to funds received by the department on behalf of an offender for payment of one fee-based education or vocational program that is associated with an inmate's work program or a placement decision made by the department under RCW 72.09.460 to prepare an inmate for work upon release.

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