(relating to incarcerated people's benefit fund).
§ 1182. Incarcerated people's benefit fund.
Each State or county correctional institution shall establish
an incarcerated people's benefit fund and a written policy
specifying the administration of the fund. The chief
administrator or the chief administrator's designee shall
oversee the fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the written policy shall include the following requirements:
(1) The chief administrator or the chief administrator's
designee shall deposit money collected from the sale of
commissary goods, inmate labor, telephone services, Internet
services or any other funding source related to inmate
purchases or labor into the fund.
(2) Money in the fund shall be used solely for the
benefit, education and welfare of inmates confined at the
State or county correctional institution, including the
following:
(i) Providing indigent inmates with essential
clothing and transportation expenses prior to release.
(ii) Providing inmates with special, requested
educational resources, including specialty courses or
materials, that are not covered by the State or county
correctional institution or otherwise prohibited by State
law from being paid as part of the State or county
correctional institution's expenses.
(iii) Holiday decorations or other amenities that
benefit the rehabilitation of inmates.
(iv) Any other expenses that are specifically and
solely used for the benefit, education and welfare of
inmates.
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