# Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-22-105: Sale of products of inmate labor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T41_C22_S41-22-105

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-22-105
- **Heading:** Sale of products of inmate labor
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 41-22-105

## Text

The commissioner is authorized to make contracts for the sale of coal and coke of the state mines and to dispose of all articles manufactured by the inmates for the state, to the best interests of the state, and pay the proceeds into the state treasury. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 18; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7474; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; mod. Code 1932, § 12069; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-405.
The commissioner is authorized to make contracts for the sale of coal and coke of the state mines and to dispose of all articles manufactured by the inmates for the state, to the best interests of the state, and pay the proceeds into the state treasury.
Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 18; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7474; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; mod. Code 1932, § 12069; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-405.

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