Mississippi Code Title 47. Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole § 47-5-303

(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.