SOP_NUMBER: 202.03-att-1
TITLE: Voluntary Agreement of Participation & Wage Deduction Form - Offender Craft Store Operations
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: Facilities Accounts/Funds/Subsidies
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2023-06-22
WORD_COUNT: 351
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/474958
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/202.03-att-1/

SUMMARY:
This form documents an incarcerated individual's voluntary agreement to participate in creating crafts for sale through the GDC Offender Craft Store. Participants agree to allow their handmade items to be sold, with proceeds (minus overhead costs) deposited to their offender trust account monthly, and 5% of each sale donated to the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation. Participants may discontinue participation if they disagree with changes to the program.

KEY_TOPICS: offender craft store, voluntary participation, wage deduction, trust account, inmate earnings, craft sales, offender funds, Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, inmate compensation, recreational activities, merchandise sales

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Voluntary Agreement of Participation & Wage Deduction Form - Offender Craft Store Operations
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/202.03-att-1/
  2. Discontinuation of Participation - Offender Craft Store Operations
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/202.03-att-2/

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SOP 202.03
Attachment 1

6/22/23


**GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS**
**VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION & WAGE DEDUCTION FORM**

**OFFENDER CRAFT STORE OPERATIONS**


I ______________________________, GDC#_________________, hereby certify that I
have volunteered to participate in the creation of crafts to be sold at an Offender Craft
Store operated by the GDC. I agree to the following conditions and financial
arrangements:

A. I voluntarily agree to create items which may include goods, wares, and merchandise

through the pursuit of a hobby or recreational activity while incarcerated.

B. I voluntarily agree to allow these items to be sold at an Offender Craft Store operated

by GDC.

C. If my crafts are selected to be sold at the Offender Craft Store, I voluntarily agree to

the following deductions and distributions from the funds received:

1. The proceeds of the sale minus overhead costs shall be applied to my offender

trust account. The funds will be deposited electronically on a monthly basis.

2. I agree to donate 5% of the proceeds from each sale to Correctional Peace

Officers Foundation, which is the 501(c)(3) charity designated by the
Commissioner.

3. The price of the craft will be set by the GDC and included in that price is your 5%

voluntary donation to the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation.

D. I understand that the above formula is subject to change by the Georgia Department

of Corrections through written notification to me.

E. If I disagree with any changes made to the distribution of proceeds or other aspects of

the program, I understand that I may discontinue participation in the program.

F. I understand that not all crafts created will be submitted to the Offender Craft Store

for sale.

I certify that I have read, or had read to me, this agreement in its entirety and fully
understand the terms and conditions. In witness thereof, I have voluntarily signed this
agreement in the presence of a Georgia Department of Corrections employee.

_____________________________________ _____________________
OFFENDER’S PRINTED NAME / GDC ID# DATE

____________________________________ _____________________
OFFENDER’S SIGNATURE DATE

____________________________________ _____________________
STAFF WITNESS DATE


Retention Schedule: Upon completion this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file and
maintained according to the official retention schedule for that file.