Disbursement of Earnings

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Correctional Institutions and Inmates
  4. Restitution
  5. Restitution Centers Act of 1976
  6. Disbursement of Earnings

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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.


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