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Committee hears bill to create institutional welfare account and require incarcerated-person feedback on spending
Summary
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.
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.
The bill would allow receipts from legislative appropriations, donations, gifts and grants to be deposited into the account and requires the Department of Corrections to develop a…
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