Distribution of inmate earnings

After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of employed inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth: (1) Necessary travel expense to and from work and associated incidental expenses; (2) Support of dependents, if any, in amounts fixed by the division of rehabilitative services; (3) Payment of any outstanding court costs assessed inmates; (4) Payment in full or ratably of obligations acknowledged in writing by inmates; and (5) The balance, if any, to inmates upon discharge from confinement. Acts 1970, ch. 471, § 13; T.C.A., § 41-1812. After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of employed inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth: (1) Necessary travel expense to and from work and associated incidental expenses; (2) Support of dependents, if any, in amounts fixed by the division of rehabilitative services; (3) Payment of any outstanding court costs assessed inmates; (4) Payment in full or ratably of obligations acknowledged in writing by inmates; and (5) The balance, if any, to inmates upon discharge from confinement. Acts 1970, ch. 471, § 13; T.C.A., § 41-1812.