SOP 201.02: Transfer of Inmate/Probationer Trust Funds

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|`Functional Area: `
`Corrections Division /`
`Facilities Operations`|`Reference Number: `
`IIA01-0003`
`(201.02)`|`Revises`
`Previous`
`Effective Date:`
`09/01/04`|
|`Subject:`
`Transfer of Inmate/`
`Probationer Trust Funds`|||
|`Authority:`
`Bryson / Jacobs`|`Effective Date:`
`04/17/15`|`Page``1`` of`
2 |

I. POLICY:

   A. When an inmate/probationer is transferred to another
      facility/center, the inmate’s/probationer’s funds shall
      be transferred to the receiving facility/center.

   B. When an inmate/probationer is admitted for a prolonged
      stay to Central State Hospital, A.S.M.P. or moved on
      temporary status to another facility/center, the
      inmate’s/probationer’s funds shall be transferred to the
      receiving hospital or facility/center. If he/she is
      released from CSH, A.S.M.P. or temporary status at
      another facility/center to a facility/center, CSH,
      A.S.M.P. or the losing facility/center shall forward
      his/her funds to the receiving facility/center.

II. APPLICABILITY:

   Prisons, Probation Detention Centers, Probation Boot Camps and
   Transitional Centers.

III. RELATED DIRECTIVES:

   A. ACA Standards: 3-4044.

   B. Central State Hospital: 4.13.

IV. DEFINITIONS:

   NONE.

V. ATTACHMENTS:

   NONE.

|Functional Area:
Corrections Division /
Facilities Operations|Prev. Eff. Date:
09/01/04|Page 2 of
2|
|---|---|---|
|`Functional Area:`
`Corrections Division /`
`Facilities Operations`|`Effective Date:`
`04/17/15`|`Reference Number:`
`IIA01-0003`
`(201.02)`|

VI. PROCEDURE:

A. When an inmate/probationer is permanently transferred to
   another facility/center, the inmate’s/probationer’s funds
   shall be forwarded by the business office of the losing
   facility/center to the business office of the gaining
   facility/center within three business days.

B. When an inmate/probationer is admitted for treatment to
   Central State Hospital or A.S.M.P. or moved on temporary
   assignment to another facility/center, he/she shall have
   access to their store funds.

   1. Transfers or Temporary Assignment: Upon notification
      that an inmate/probationer has been officially
      admitted to CSH, A.S.M.P. or moved on temporary
      status to another facility/center (for 20 or more
      business days), the facility/center business office
      shall prepare a check for the balance of the
      inmate’s/probationer’s store account. Within five
      working days, the check shall be sent to the gaining
      facility/center or the address listed below for CSH:

   Forensic Services Division

   Central State Hospital

   Milledgeville, Georgia, 31062-9989

   2. Transfer from CSH, A.S.M.P. or temporary status, the
      losing hospital or facility/center shall prepare a
      check for the balance of his/her funds and send it
      to the receiving facility/center. The check should
      be forwarded to the facility/center within five
      working days of the inmate’s/probationer’s arrival.

C. Official Transfers: All notifications of
   inmate/probationer admission or discharge from CSH or
   A.S.M.P. shall originate in Offender Administration in
   Atlanta (not applicable to Probation Detention Centers or
   Probation Boot Camps).