TCA § 41-6-206 — Deductions

Any inmate employed pursuant to this part shall, in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner, pay from the wages received for work, and the commissioner may deduct from those wages, the following deductions, which shall not, in the aggregate, exceed eighty percent (80%) of gross wages and which shall be limited as follows: Taxes, federal, state, local; Reasonable charges for room and board, as determined by the commissioner; Allocations for support of family pursuant to state statute, court order or agreement by the offender; Contributions to any fund established by law to compensate the victims of crime of not more than twenty percent (20%) but not less than five percent (5%) of gross wages; and All remaining wages to the inmate's personal trust fund. Any amounts deducted pursuant to this section shall be payable in such manner as the commissioner may by regulations prescribe.