The sheriff or friend of the court shall disburse the wages or salary of an employed prisoner for only the following purposes in the order stated:
  (a) Board of the prisoner;

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 801.254

  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  (b) Necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental expenses of the prisoner;
  (c) Support of the prisoner’s dependents, if any;
  (d) Payment, either in full or ratably, of the prisoner’s obligations, acknowledged by him in writing, or which have been reduced to judgment;
  (e) The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon his discharge.