Do inmates receive money when they are released?
Yes. This is often known as gate money. If paroling or releasing on suspended sentence, the inmate may receive a bus ticket or a ride on a transport shuttle to the county of commitment or equivalent distance. If discharging their sentence, the inmate may receive transportation if they didn’t receive this transportation on a prior parole or suspended sentence release on this sentence. Inmates initially releasing from an institution on parole or suspended sentence or discharge will leave with a minimum of $50 “gate money”. This gate money will come from the inmate’s account. If the inmate has less than $50 in their account, the State will supplement the amount needed to allow the inmate to leave with $50. Inmates releasing from an institution a second or subsequent time who received state issued gate money on a prior release on this sentence, will not receive gate money from the State.
