Maryland Correctional Services Section 11-604

      (a)      The Department shall collect an inmate's earnings.

      (b)      From an inmate's earnings, the Department shall:

            (1)      reimburse the county or State for the cost of providing food, lodging, and clothing to the inmate in a local correctional facility;

            (2)      pay court ordered payments for support of dependents; and

            (3)      pay court ordered payments for restitution.

      (c)      The Department shall:

            (1)      credit to the inmate's account any balance that remains after paying the items in subsection (b)(1) through (3) of this section; and

            (2)      pay the balance in the inmate's account to the inmate within 15 days after the inmate is released.