2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE
Chapter 37 - Inmate Prerelease Plans
3704 - Salaries and wages of inmates.

     § 3704.  Salaries and wages of inmates.
        (a)  General rule.--The salaries or wages of inmates
     gainfully employed under a plan established under this chapter
     shall be collected by the department or its designated agents or
     employees. The wages shall not be subject to garnishment or
     attachment for any purpose either in the hands of the employer
     or the department during the inmate's term of imprisonment and
     shall be disbursed only as provided in this section, but for tax
     purposes they shall be income of the inmate.
        (b)  Use of salaries or wages.--The salaries or wages of an
     inmate participating in a plan established under this chapter
     shall be disbursed by the department in the following order:
            (1)  The board of the inmate, including food and
        clothing.
            (2)  Necessary travel expense to and from work and other
        incidental expenses of the inmate.
            (3)  Support of the inmate's dependents, if any.
            (4)  Payment, either in full or ratably, of the inmate's
        obligations acknowledged by him in writing or which have been
        reduced to judgment.
            (5)  The balance, if any, to the inmate upon his
        discharge.