HB 1771 - DIGEST

Provides that an additional five percent shall be deducted from the gross wages or gratuities of each inmate working in correctional industries work programs if such inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030. The funds shall be deposited in the public safety and education account for the purpose of crime victims' compensation to be distributed to his or her victim of sexual assault.

Provides that, in addition to other benefits provided under chapter 7.68 RCW, victims of sexual assault are entitled to receive benefits from his or her perpetrator or perpetrators of the criminal act that gave rise to the claim, as provided under RCW 72.09.111(2).