(a) Each prisoner who is productively employed, as defined in Alaska Stat. § 33.30.191(g)(1) or (3) – (5), may receive for that work compensation at a rate determined by the commissioner under this section if the money is available from legislative appropriations. Compensation established by the commissioner under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the minimum wage established in Alaska Stat. § 23.10.065; however, if required to comply with a federal statute or regulation, a higher compensation may be established by the commissioner.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 33.30.201
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) If compensation established under (a) of this section is 50 percent or more of the minimum wage established in Alaska Stat. § 23.10.065, the commissioner may deduct the cost of confinement of the prisoner up to the statewide average cost of confinement before disbursements are made under (c) of this section.(c) The commissioner shall disburse compensation received under (a) of this section, after any deduction required by (b) of this section, in the following order of priority:
(1) for support of the prisoner’s dependents, if any;(2) to reimburse the state for compensation awarded under Alaska Stat. Chapter 18.67 resulting from the prisoner’s criminal conduct;(3) to pay a civil judgment resulting from the prisoner’s criminal conduct;(4) to pay a restitution or fine of the prisoner ordered by a sentencing court;(5) for the payment of fees for the prisoner’s utilities services under Alaska Stat. § 33.30.017;(6) for the purchase of clothing and commissary items for the prisoner’s personal use.(d) A prisoner’s compensation remaining after any deductions under (b) of this section and disbursements under (c) of this section is to be credited to the prisoner and, except as provided in (e) of this section, must be retained by the department for the primary purpose of being available to the prisoner at the time of release. The commissioner shall maintain individual prisoner accounts for those earnings. The commissioner may, however, permit the prisoner to draw on a portion of that money for other purposes that the commissioner considers appropriate.(e) If a prisoner escapes, a portion of the retained compensation of the prisoner, as determined by the commissioner, is to be forfeited. The commissioner shall deposit forfeited compensation in the general fund.(f) Except for execution by the state under Alaska Stat. § 09.38.030(f), only the prisoner compensation retained by the commissioner under (d) of this section is subject to lien, attachment, garnishment, execution, or similar procedures to encumber money or property.
