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Process for handling funds after 120-day window
0:53:05
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Deputy Commissioner Nell McCarty explains the process for handling unclaimed commissary funds after the 120-day window following an inmate's release.
- Funds remain in the account and can still be claimed by the individual.
- After 120 days, funds are provided in check format upon request.
- A notarized letter is required for claiming funds after 120 days.
- Within the 120-day window, up to $200 can be received in cash, with the remainder in check format.
Diana I. Ayala
0:53:05
After the the one hundred and 28 day the 120 days, window, what happens with the funds?
Nell McCarty
0:53:12
The funds stay in this account, and they can't be touched by the Department of Correction or or anyone, but somebody is able to still actually claim those funds.
0:53:20
So let's say someone does have funds from beyond 120 days post release.
0:53:25
They and then we actually have this communication up on our website as well.
0:53:28
So they can go through the website and submit a request for the funds, but the the formal process post the 120 days is that they can be provided in a check format.
0:53:38
So the notion that we provide $200 in cash, after a 120 days, all funds would go into a check format for the person, and the department would need a notarized letter indicating their crest for the unclaimed funds.
0:53:51
And, again, that's only after the 120 days.
0:53:53
Prior to the 120 days or during that initial post release period for those 3 months or a 120 days, they would be able to receive the $200, or less in cash and then the remainder of the funds in in check format.