2018 Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 5 - Correctional System
Penitentiary-Made Goods
§ 47-5-303. Declaration of purpose.

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 47-5-303 (2018)
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  • The aims and purposes of Sections 47-5-301 through 47-5-327 are:
  • (a) To utilize the labor of offenders for self-maintenance and for reimbursing this state for expenses incurred by reason of their crimes and imprisonment; and

  • (b) To effect the requisitioning and disbursement of penitentiary products directly through established state authorities and to permit the sale of such products to the public.

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