41-6-106 - Disbursement of earnings. - Tennessee Statutes

41-6-106. Disbursement of earnings.

After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth:

     (1)  Reimbursement to the victims of the offense in amounts and in the manner set forth in the contract executed between the inmate, the victim, and the commissioner of correction;

     (2)  Necessary travel expenses to and from work;

     (3)  Support of dependents, if any, in amounts fixed by the department of correction;

     (4)  Payment of any outstanding court costs assessed against the inmate;

     (5)  Payment in full or ratably of obligations acknowledged in writing by the inmate; and

     (6)  The balance, if any, to the inmate upon discharge from confinement.

[Acts 1976, ch. 818, § 6; T.C.A., § 41-2306.]