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Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-106

Disbursement of earnings

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

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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