N.Y. Correct. Law § 200

§ 200. Department programs and incentive allowances. 1. For the\npurpose of this section the term "incentive allowance" means monies\nallowed an inmate of a state correctional institution for the efficient\nand willing performance of duties assigned or progress and achievement\nin educational, career and industrial training programs.\n 2. In lieu of the system of labor in correctional institutions\nestablished by this article, the commissioner may, in order to\nfacilitate an inmate's eventual reintegration into society, establish\nfor the inmates in one or more state correctional institutions a system\nof educational, career and industrial training programs, and of\nincentive allowances for each such program.\n 3. For each institution wherein such system is established the\ncommissioner shall prepare, and may at times revise, graded incentive\nallowance schedules for the inmates within each such program based upon\nthe levels of performance and achievement by an inmate in a program to\nwhich he has been assigned. Upon the approval of the director of the\nbudget such schedules or revisions thereof may be promulgated.\n 4. The commissioner shall also provide for the establishment of a\ncredit system for each inmate and the manner in which incentive\nallowances shall be paid to the inmate or his dependents or held in\ntrust for him until his release. The amount of incentive allowed to the\ncredit of any inmate shall be disposed of as provided by section one\nhundred eighty-nine.\n 5. Incentive allowances may be paid from monies provided to the\ndepartment and available to the facilities for non-personal services or\nfrom the correctional industry training and career education fund.\n 6. Except as otherwise provided by this section, those provisions of\nlaw dealing with labor in state correctional institutions shall apply to\nindustrial training in state correctional institutions including the\ndisposition of services rendered and products produced incidental to\nsuch industrial training.\n