2000 Alaska Statutes
Title 33 PROBATION, PRISONS, AND PRISONERS
Chapter 33.32. CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
Sec. 33.32.050. Wages of correctional industries workers; forfeiture.

(a) The commissioner of corrections shall establish a pay plan for prisoners working in correctional industries based on the quantity and quality of work performed and the skill required. A wage established under the pay plan may not exceed 50 percent of the minimum wage established under AS 23.10.065 . Wage incentive plans to increase productivity may be included in the pay plan. The commissioner of corrections shall determine the amount to be credited to the prisoner after disbursements made under (c) of this section.

(b) The commissioner of corrections may establish a wage for work performed in the production of a product that is higher than the maximum wage authorized under (a) of this section to comply with federal law or regulation if that compliance is required before the product may be sold to the federal government.

(c) The commissioner of corrections shall disburse a prisoner's payments in amounts determined to be appropriate under procedures adopted by the commissioner based on the following order of priority:

(1) for support of the prisoner's dependents, if any;

(2) to reimburse the state for compensation awarded under AS 18.67 resulting from the prisoner's criminal conduct;

(3) to pay a civil judgment resulting from the prisoner's criminal conduct;

(4) for the payment of fees for the prisoner's utilities services under AS 33.30.017 ;

(5) for the purchase of clothing and commissary items for the prisoner's personal use;

(6) to pay a restitution or fine of the prisoner ordered by a sentencing court.

(d) Money credited to a prisoner must be retained by the commissioner of corrections for the primary purpose of being available to the prisoner at the time of release. The commissioner of corrections may, however, permit the prisoner to draw upon a portion of the money for other purposes that the commissioner of corrections considers appropriate.

(e) If a prisoner escapes, a portion of the earnings of the prisoner, as determined by the commissioner of corrections, is to be forfeited. The commissioner of corrections shall deposit forfeited earnings in the general fund.