Declaration of purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-303
in effectThe aims and purposes of Sections 47-5-301 through 47-5-327 are:
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
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.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.47.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
