Mississippi Code
Penitentiary-Made Goods
§ 47-5-303. Declaration of purpose

The 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.