The Department of Corrections shall adopt reasonable regulations and criteria to determine those state inmates that require clothing and transportation upon the expiration of their term of custody, and before the expiration of their term of custody for each state inmate shall make a reasonable determination of whether or not the state inmate has ready and immediate access to clothing and transportation, that meet the requirements of this section. Each state inmate, who is determined to require clothing and transportation shall, at the expiration of his term of custody, be discharged from the custody and shall be furnished with clothes and with the least expensive mode of public transportation to the point where the inmate is to report for parole and probation supervision, or to the point of sentencing, to be paid from the Department of Corrections general operating funds. Clothing shall be of decent and reasonable quality for employment. The Department of Corrections shall provide minimum documentation for identification, including a social security card, necessary to obtain employment. Any inmate entitled to clothing and transportation may waive same, in which case the Department of Corrections shall not be required to make any payment in lieu of clothing and transportation. Each state inmate shall receive this clothing and transportation allowance only once per offense and multiple offenses being served consecutively or concurrently shall for this purpose be considered one offense; but the Department of Corrections may at its discretion furnish transportation as noted above upon any discharge. If such inmate is charged with the commission of any other criminal offense, he must be delivered to the proper sheriff or officer to answer such charge.

In addition to the cash, transportation and clothes to be furnished to state inmates, as provided in Section 14-10-1 upon their lawful discharge from custody, there shall be allowed and paid to each such inmate whose time in custody does not exceed five years the sum of $10.00 in cash and to each such inmate whose time in custody exceeds five years the sum of $10.00 plus an additional sum in cash at the rate of $2.00 per annum for each additional year or fractional part of a year of not less than six months of actual time in custody after conviction. Said additional allowances and payments may be made as cash allowances and payments are made under existing laws. The Department of Corrections shall determine those state inmates who require these payments and shall use the regulations and criteria established in accordance with Section 14-10-1 to make this determination. No payment shall be made to any state inmate whom the Department of Corrections has reasonably determined does not require such payment. Any state inmate may waive receipt of this payment. Each state inmate shall receive this payment only once per offense and multiple offenses being served consecutively or concurrently shall for this purpose be considered one offense.

Any warden of the penitentiary, superintendent or guard of convicts, sheriff or other officer or employee of the state or county who shall discharge any convict otherwise than as required under the provisions of this code or who shall discharge such convict elsewhere than is required by law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be fined not less than $100.00.