103 CMR 405.08 - Mandatory Work Release Deductions

Mandatory deductions from wages earned through participation in a work release program shall be entered on the FAS I/I or C/C Transaction screen. The work release deductions include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Any authorized assessment including, but not limited to, court assessments, fines, restitution, victim and witness assessments and other legislatively authorized assessments.

(2) Room and Board. Room and Board shall be at a rate to be determined by the Commissioner. Room and board collections shall be deposited into the account for Room and Board funds on the FAS, and a check in the amount of these collections shall be sent to the Executive Director of Administrative Services on a monthly basis. In the alternative, the Department may utilize a Central Room and Board Account. The Executive Director of Administrative Services shall then ensure that room and board revenue is properly forwarded to the State Treasurer. I/Is or C/Cs who were employed prior to entering Department custody and are now receiving worker's compensation benefits shall continue to have a room and board deduction taken from the gross benefit amount received.

(3) Amounts required to meet the actual and necessary food, travel, and other expenses of the I/I when released for employment.

(4) Any amount as ordered by other state or federal agencies with a legal right thereto (i.e., Department of Revenue, Welfare, Internal Revenue).

(5) Deduction of the amount for restitution ordered as a result of the disciplinary process, whether such restitution is ordered on a one-time or ongoing basis.

(6) Each I/I or C/C participating in a work-release program shall have a minimum 25% of the I/I's or C/C's gross salary designated as savings.

(7) If an I/I or C/C receives any other monies as a result of their participation in a work-release program, the Department may make deductions for room and board.

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103 CMR 405.08

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1342, eff. 6/30/2017. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1517, eff. 3/15/2024.