SDCL § 24-8-9: Disbursements to defray inmate's obligations--Priority of disbursements.

The Department of Corrections shall place all earnings in the inmate's account and make disbursements therefrom in the priority set forth below:

(1) The board and room charges of the inmate;

(2) Necessary travel expenses and other incidental expenses of the inmate related to the inmate's release program;

(3) Support of the inmate's legal dependents;

(4) Payments on fines and restitution;

(5) Payments of personal debts and obligations upon proper proof and at the discretion of the inmate;

(6) The balance, if any, to be retained in the inmate's account and paid to the inmate upon parole or discharge.