{"data":{"id":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-3125","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"61 Pa.C.S. § 3125","heading":"Remainder of inmate accounts.","body":"(a) Payment on discharge.--All sums credited to an inmate shall be for the benefit of the inmate and paid to the inmate on the inmate's discharge.\n(b) Use for present needs.--An inmate who has sums to the inmate's credit may, subject to the rules and regulations of the department, draw upon the balance of the wages for present needs.","path":["Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE","PART III INMATE CONFINEMENT","CHAPTER 31 INMATE LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=61\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=31\u0026sctn=25\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 61 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:38Z","sha256":"c164573895737932e26cbf88bab6b791332595f6136311011c328d271134b017","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-3124","next":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-3126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}