CT SB00398

Requires the Commissioner of Correction to establish discharge savings accounts for inmates sentenced by Connecticut courts, with mandatory deductions of up to 10% from inmate deposits until the account reaches $1,000.

Deductions continue at 10% after the $1,000 threshold is reached, but only to reimburse the state for costs of incarceration under section 18-85a.

Prohibits reduction of discharge savings account disbursements upon release from deductions required for restitution, victim compensation, taxes, dependent support, or other priority payments.

Exempts inmates confined outside Connecticut from the discharge savings account requirement and exempts property acquired through job training or skill development programs from state claims for incarceration costs.

Allows the Commissioner of Correction to establish a voluntary pilot program for inmate labor in private industry, with participants compensated at prevailing wage rates and subject to discharge savings account and incarceration cost provisions.