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This bill modifies provisions related to inmate trust funds and prison industries in Oklahoma, primarily updating language and clarifying rules around inmate wages, savings, and fund management. The bill expands the State Board of Corrections' powers by explicitly including the Construction Division in its oversight, establishes detailed pay grades for inmate workers, and modifies rules about wage apportionment. Specifically, the bill maintains the requirement that at least 20% of an inmate's wages be set aside in a discharge account, with an exemption for inmates serving life or life without parole sentences. The bill also provides more detailed guidelines for investing inmate funds, including creating interest-bearing accounts managed by the State Treasurer, and specifies how interest from these accounts will be distributed, with a portion going to the Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund. Additionally, the bill allows the Department of Corrections to charge inmates up to 50% of their account deposits for incarceration costs (with different rules for workers' compensation benefits) and clarifies procedures for fund withdrawals and deposits. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb83&Session=2600