2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 16 - LABOR BY PRISONERS
7-16-308. Assignment of earnings; disbursements; exemption from process; incurring of debts.

(a) An inmate on work release shall assign all of his earnings from work release employment to his institutional account at the institution and all disbursements from the inmate's institutional account shall be made only as provided in this subsection and in the order specified:

(i) Board and room charges of the inmate, if any;

(ii) Necessary travel expenses and other incidental expenses of the inmate related to his work release plan;

(iii) Assistance in the support of the inmate's legal dependents, if any;

(iv) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119 and victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g);

(v) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 62, 2.

(vi) Payments on lawful personal debts and obligations of the inmate; and

(vii) The balance, if any, to be retained in the inmate's account to be paid to him upon parole or discharge.

(b) Except as provided by W.S. 20-6-201 through 20-6-222, the earnings of inmates under this act are not subject to garnishment, attachment or execution either in the hands of the employer or any agent authorized to hold and transmit the earnings.

(c) No inmate shall incur any debt while under a work release plan without official written permission of the institution administrator or the administrator's designee. Any debt so incurred shall be brought to the attention of the director.