Section 41-3-104 - Detention for failure to pay fines and costs

If a prisoner is confined for failure to pay a fine and costs, the prisoner shall be detained until the fine and costs, except litigation tax, have been paid by the proceeds of the prisoner's labor.Code 1858, §5415; Shan., § 7395; mod. Code 1932, § 12002; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1404.