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Inmate Pay

104. (1) Subject to subsection (3), where an inmate, without reasonable excuse, refuses to participate in a program for which the inmate is paid pursuant to section 78 of the Act or leaves that program, the institutional head or a staff member designated by the institutional head may

 (a)

suspend the inmate's participation in the program for a specified I period of not more than six weeks; or

 (b)

terminate the inmate's participation in the program.

    (2) Where the institutional head or staff member suspends participation in a program under subsection (1), the inmate shall not be paid during the period of the suspension.

    (3) Where the institutional head or a staff member designated by the institutional head suspends or terminates participation in a program under subsection (1), the institutional head or staff member may reduce or cancel the period of the suspension or cancel the termination where

 (a)

taking into account all of the circumstances of the case, it is reasonable to do so; and

 (b)

the inmate indicates a willingness to resume the program.

    (4) Where an inmate is paid pursuant to section 78 of the Act, the inmate may be required, in accordance with Commissioner's Directives, to reimburse Her Majesty in right of Canada for the whole or any part of the cost of lodging, food and clothing, in respect of any day for which the inmate is paid, but the amount of reimbursement shall not exceed 25 per cent of the inmate's gross earnings.

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