SB5029 ensures individuals released from Washington state correctional facilities receive suitable clothing, subsistence funds, and transportation.

SB5029 mandates that individuals released from Washington state correctional facilities receive suitable clothing, a minimum of $40 for subsistence, and transportation via the least expensive public method. The Department of Corrections may provide temporary housing assistance through rental vouchers for up to six months to prevent housing instability or homelessness. The bill also outlines that individuals must retain their earnings from labor or employment while in confinement.

SB5029 ensures individuals released from Washington state correctional facilities receive suitable clothing, subsistence funds, and transportation.

SB5029 mandates that individuals released from Washington state correctional facilities receive suitable clothing, a minimum of $40 for subsistence, and transportation via the least expensive public method. The Department of Corrections may provide temporary housing assistance through rental vouchers for up to six months to prevent housing instability or homelessness. The bill also outlines that individuals must retain their earnings from labor or employment while in confinement.