Establishes a minimum wage of five dollars per hour for incarcerated individuals and creates a fund to support their families.

The bill amends the correction law to set a minimum wage of five dollars per hour for incarcerated individuals performing labor. It also establishes the prison incarcerated individual fund, which can receive up to forty percent of an incarcerated individual's wages. This fund supports families by helping with expenses such as daycare, child support, rent, and medical costs. The fund is managed jointly by the state comptroller and the department of corrections and community supervision.

Establishes a minimum wage of five dollars per hour for incarcerated individuals and creates a fund to support their families.

The bill amends the correction law to set a minimum wage of five dollars per hour for incarcerated individuals performing labor. It also establishes the prison incarcerated individual fund, which can receive up to forty percent of an incarcerated individual's wages. This fund supports families by helping with expenses such as daycare, child support, rent, and medical costs. The fund is managed jointly by the state comptroller and the department of corrections and community supervision.