Committee hears bill to create institutional welfare account and require incarcerated-person feedback on spending
SB 6,085 would move the incarcerated individual betterment fund into a new Institutional Welfare Account, require 25% of receipts go to crime victims compensation, allow specified expenditures (family visits, recreation, subscriptions), and mandate annual public reporting and incarcerated-person feedback; supporters said it improves accountability, while some asked for clarifications on law-library funding and appropriation mechanics.
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Committee staff described SB 6,085 as a reorganization of the incarcerated individual betterment fund into a state treasury Institutional Welfare Account, with specific rules for permitted expenditures and a requirement that 25% of money go to the Department of Labor & Industries for crime victims compensation.
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