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TN Code § 41-1-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 5 - Reduction of Prison Overcrowding|§ 41-1-505. Selection and Release of Inmates by Board — Powers of Board

  Upon receipt of the written directive transmitted by the governor pursuant to § 41-1-504(a)(1) and any restrictions that may be imposed by the governor, the board shall promptly select and release on supervised parole a sufficient number of inmates to comply with the directive of the governor. Upon the board's release of the inmates and the attainment of ninety percent (90%) of the relevant designated capacity, the release eligibility dates of the inmates remaining within the department of correction shall revert automatically to the dates in existence prior to their reductions pursuant to this subsection (a). It is the responsibility of the commissioner to announce the attainment of ninety percent (90%) of the relevant designated capacity to the board and the governor as soon as it occurs.   When acting pursuant to §§ 41-1-503 — 41-1-508, the board is empowered to:  Establish criteria by which prisoners shall be considered and selected for release;   Impose conditions or limitations upon the parole as it deems necessary; and   Authorize individual board members or parole hearing officers to conduct hearings, take testimony and make written proposed findings of fact and recommendations regarding the granting or denial of parole. The recommendations shall be adopted, modified or rejected by the concurrence of three (3) board members.
TN Code § 41-1-506 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 5 - Reduction of Prison Overcrowding|§ 41-1-506. Delayed Commitment of Felons to Department of Correction

  The directive invoking the power granted pursuant to § 41-1-504(a)(2) shall include any conditions the governor may wish to impose as to which inmates or types of inmates will immediately be accepted by the department of correction or which inmates or types of inmates will be subject to the delayed intake directive, or both. The commissioner shall transmit any conditions imposed by the governor to the judges and sheriffs in the notification that intake to the department has been delayed.   Notwithstanding this part, the governor shall not have the authority to direct that the commitment of an inmate be delayed any longer than six (6) months from the date of sentencing or the date of the final judgment of the highest state appellate court to which an appeal is taken, whichever date is later.   During times in which the power to delay the intake of inmates is invoked pursuant to this part, a judge may order the sheriff to take the inmate into local custody to await removal to the department in accordance with this part.   Any delay in the commitment of an inmate to the department as authorized by this part shall not affect the finality of the trial court's sentencing order for appellate purposes. During the authorized delay, the trial court shall retain full authority to change the sentence imposed in any manner.   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, during the time that the power of restricted intake has been invoked pursuant to § 41-1-504(a)(2), no sheriff may convey an inmate to the department unless authorized to do so by this section. No sheriff shall be deemed to have violated any duty of office by not conveying the inmate when notified to do so.
TN Code § 41-1-507 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 5 - Reduction of Prison Overcrowding|§ 41-1-507. Governor's Report to Legislative Committees and Attorney General and Reporter

  Each month or part of a month that a state of prison overcrowding exists that results in the invocation of powers authorized by this part, the governor shall transmit to the state and local government committee of the senate, the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections, and the attorney general and reporter the following information on any inmates who were granted early parole or whose commitment was delayed:  The number of inmates in each category;   The distribution of offenses for which inmates in each category were convicted;   The length of sentences of inmates in each category;   The amount of time served by inmates granted early parole;   The amount of time inmates granted early parole were released prior to regular parole eligibility or release classification dates; and   Any other information concerning early releases on parole or delayed commitments that may be requested by the state and local government committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections.     Within thirty (30) days of the end of a state of prison overcrowding emergency, the governor shall also transmit a summary of the information listed in this section to the officials listed in this section. The summary shall be applicable to all inmates granted early parole or whose commitment was delayed during the most recent state of prison overcrowding emergency.   The commissioner shall report to the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives the number of early releases by primary offense whenever inmates are granted early parole under this part.
TN Code § 41-1-508 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 5 - Reduction of Prison Overcrowding|§ 41-1-508. Release Eligibility Dates for Felons in Local Institutions

  The percentage reduction of release eligibility dates required under §§ 41-1-503 — 41-1-507 shall likewise apply to all felony offenders serving sentences of one (1) or more years in local jails and workhouses.   Offenders made eligible for parole consideration by subsection (a) may be considered and released on supervised parole by the board.   Upon attainment of ninety percent (90%) of the relevant designated capacity of the state correctional facilities, the release eligibility dates of all such felony offenders remaining in local jails and workhouses shall automatically revert to the dates in existence prior to their reductions under this section.
TN Code § 41-1-509 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 5 - Reduction of Prison Overcrowding|§ 41-1-509. Transfers of Inmates

 During any period in which reductions of release eligibility dates are authorized by §§ 41-1-503 — 41-1-507, the department of correction shall make every effort consistent with its classification policies to reduce overcrowding in particular institutions through transfers of inmates to other institutions.
TN Code § 41-1-510 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 5 - Reduction of Prison Overcrowding|§ 41-1-510. Participation in Time Reduction Programs

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all prisoners sentenced to the department of correction whose commitments are delayed pursuant to this part or pursuant to the order of a federal court, and who are being held by the county pending the commitment, may, at the discretion of the sheriff or superintendent, participate in appropriate academic, vocational and work-related programs that are available to persons sentenced to local jails or workhouses, and may be awarded time reduction credits as authorized by chapter 2 of this title for participation in the programs.
TN Code § 41-1-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 6 - Development District Correction Act|§ 41-1-601. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Development District Correction Act.”
TN Code § 41-1-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 6 - Development District Correction Act|§ 41-1-602. Establishment

  The commissioner of correction is authorized to designate certain institutions as regional state workhouses that may be operated by the department of correction to house prisoners sentenced to confinement for six (6) years or less.   Regional state workhouses may be established in one (1) or more development districts created pursuant to title 13, chapter 14.   The institutions shall be sufficiently secure to prevent the unauthorized absence by prisoners in the institutions.   Suitable living quarters shall be maintained and, where possible, the department should provide transportation to jobs and to vocational, educational or other programs in the community.
TN Code § 41-1-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 6 - Development District Correction Act|§ 41-1-603. Designation of Judicial Districts — Maximum Number of Inmates

  The commissioner of correction may designate the judicial district or districts from which each regional workhouse may accept commitments.   The commissioner may further determine the number of inmates each institution may adequately house and may prorate the number among those judicial districts served by the institution. This prorated number shall be the maximum number of inmates committed from a given judicial district who may, without the commissioner's express approval, be housed in the institution at any one (1) time.
TN Code § 41-1-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 6 - Development District Correction Act|§ 41-1-604. Advisory Board

 The sheriff or sheriffs and district attorney general or district attorneys general or their designees of judicial districts designated in § 41-1-603 shall form an advisory board to periodically review the management and operation of the regional workhouses and to make recommendations to the commissioner relative to the management and operation of the facilities.
TN Code § 41-1-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 6 - Development District Correction Act|§ 41-1-605. Manner of Service of Sentence — Application to Alter

  Confinement in a regional workhouse shall be considered a sentence to the department; provided, that the court shall retain full jurisdiction over the defendant during the term of the sentence and may modify or reduce the sentence or may place the defendant on probation supervision where otherwise eligible.   Following the first application, applications to alter the manner of the service of the sentence may be made at no less than three (3) month intervals.
TN Code § 41-6-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-101. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Restitution Centers Act of 1976.”
TN Code § 41-6-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-102. Establishment Authorized — Prerequisites to Admission

  The commissioner of correction is authorized to establish residential restitution centers for the purpose of allowing persons convicted of felony offenses and sentenced to the department of correction to reimburse the victim for the value of property stolen or for damages caused by the offenses.   The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the programs, subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   A restitution center may be established inside or outside the bounds of the prison; provided, that the program shall be carried out using present facilities and administrative staff.   Before inmates are accepted into the program, they must enter into an agreement to abide by the rules, regulations and special conditions as set forth by the commissioner or the commissioner's designees.
TN Code § 41-6-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-103. Work Outside Center

 The commissioner of correction may permit certain inmates to leave a residential restitution center during necessary and reasonable hours to engage in approved employment or practice legitimate self-employed occupations; provided, that the places of employment are located in this state and within daily commuting distance of the center.
TN Code § 41-6-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-104. Domicile of Inmates

 Inmates assigned to restitution centers may be domiciled in correction detention facilities in any area of the state.
TN Code § 41-6-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-105. Inmate Earnings — Board Charges

 When inmates are employed pursuant to this part, the department shall require that inmates turn over wages and salaries when received. The money shall be deposited in trust accounts and ledgers shall be maintained reflecting the status of individual accounts. Each inmate shall be liable for reasonable charges for board as fixed by the commissioner of correction.
TN Code § 41-6-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-106. Disbursement of Earnings

 After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth:   Reimbursement to the victims of the offense in amounts and in the manner set forth in the contract executed between the inmate, the victim and the commissioner of correction;   Necessary travel expenses to and from work;   Support of dependents, if any, in amounts fixed by the department of correction;   Payment of any outstanding court costs assessed against the inmate;   Payment in full or ratably of obligations acknowledged in writing by the inmate; and   The balance, if any, to the inmate upon discharge from confinement.
TN Code § 41-6-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-107. Approval of Procedures for Handling Earnings

 Procedure for the handling of all funds as set forth in this chapter shall be subject to review and approval by the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration. The funds received by the state shall constitute departmental revenues.
TN Code § 41-6-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-108. Failure to Return

 In the event inmates participating in restitution employment programs fail to return to the restitution centers within specified time limits, that failure shall constitute prima facie evidence of escape and shall be punished under the penalties imposed by the laws of this state.
TN Code § 41-6-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 1 - Restitution Centers Act of 1976|§ 41-6-109. Screening Inmates

 Participating inmates shall be carefully screened and the committing courts shall be consulted before an inmate is placed in the restitution program.
TN Code § 41-6-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-201. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this part to:   Authorize the commissioner of correction to establish demonstration-type projects involving inmate labor and private industry to be known as Tennessee restitution industries;   Authorize the commissioner to contract with private industry to lease state land, improvements and facilities at adult correction institutions for the establishment of restitution industries;   Provide for the employment of the inmates of the institution by private industries and the term of employment; and   Designate the uses to be made of deductions from wages earned by inmate employees.
TN Code § 41-6-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-202. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction;   “Department” means the department of correction;   “P.I.E. program” means a joint venture authorized by the TRICOR board as provided for in § 41-22-116(e) for the employment of inmates by private industries;   “TRICOR” means the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction board which institutes inmate programs described in § 41-22-402; and   “TRICOR board” means the board created pursuant to § 41-22-404 with the authority to manage and operate TRICOR programs.
TN Code § 41-6-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-203. Scope of Projects — Contracts With Private Enterprise — Inmate Participation

  The commissioner may establish and implement within the boundary of the present correctional facilities now established, or facilities that may be established in the future, certain demonstration-type projects involving the employment of inmates of the institutions by private industry. The projects shall also provide for the delivery of supportive services to inmates participating in the demonstration projects, including, but not limited to, training, education and counseling.   In establishing projects, the commissioner may enter into agreements, by contract, and subject to procedures to be approved by the procurement commission. Any construction required under any contract or agreement shall not be by the state of Tennessee, but shall be by private enterprise with any private enterprise pursuant to which such private enterprise may establish, by construction, lease or otherwise, facilities at the main facility for the purpose of carrying out industrial or other operations authorized in this part. Private corporations and their employees, excluding inmates, must be of good moral character.   The inmates' participation shall be on a voluntary basis.
TN Code § 41-6-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-204. Wages

 Any agreement pursuant to § 41-6-203 shall contain provisions assuring that the wages paid to inmates shall be no less than the mean wage for the applicable occupation under the “construction and extraction occupations” published in the Tennessee Occupational Wages Report, as defined in § 12-4-907.
TN Code § 41-6-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-205. Receipt by Inmates — Rules and Regulations — Unemployment Compensation

  Any inmate of any institution employed pursuant to this part shall be entitled to receive, after deductions authorized in § 41-6-206 or under any law, wages earned by the inmate in performing work. Wages shall be made available to the inmate at those times the commissioner may prescribe pursuant to regulation, but in no event later than at the time of the inmate's release, by parole or otherwise, from confinement in a state penal or correctional institution.   The employment of inmates shall be subject to the Workers' Compensation Law, compiled in title 50, chapter 6.   As a condition of employment, inmates shall waive all rights to be included in the unemployment compensation program of the state.
TN Code § 41-6-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-206. Deductions

  Any inmate employed pursuant to this part shall, in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner, pay from the wages received for work, and the commissioner may deduct from those wages, the following deductions, which shall not, in the aggregate, exceed eighty percent (80%) of gross wages and which shall be limited as follows:  Taxes, federal, state, local;   Reasonable charges for room and board, as determined by the commissioner;   Allocations for support of family pursuant to state statute, court order or agreement by the offender;   Contributions to any fund established by law to compensate the victims of crime of not more than twenty percent (20%) but not less than five percent (5%) of gross wages; and   All remaining wages to the inmate's personal trust fund.     Any amounts deducted pursuant to this section shall be payable in such manner as the commissioner may by regulations prescribe.
TN Code § 41-6-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 2 - Tennessee Restitution Industries|§ 41-6-207. Leasing Land and Facilities to Private Enterprise

  In administering this section, the commissioner, as a part of or in connection with any agreement made pursuant to § 41-6-203, may make available by lease or otherwise, land, together with improvements on the land, located at the prison facility, but within the exterior boundary of any state adult correction institution, for use by the private party to the agreement to provide employment in accordance with this chapter.    The lands, including improvements, shall be made available pursuant to such terms and conditions as the commissioner, the commissioner of finance and administration and the state building commission may prescribe. Any lease of land or of improvements or facilities entered into under authority of this section shall be for a primary term not to exceed five (5) years unless such lease is entered into by TRICOR with a private party under a P.I.E. program or service program in connection with a contract for employment of inmates developed and authorized by the TRICOR board and approved by the commissioner, the department of finance and administration, and the state building commission.   A lease may be renewed from year to year after expiration of the primary term upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner and the commissioner of finance and administration may prescribe.
TN Code § 41-6-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 3 - Inmate-Produced Arts and Crafts|§ 41-6-301. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this part to:   Authorize the commissioner of correction to encourage the sale of inmate-produced arts and crafts items; and   Designate the uses to be made of deductions from income earned by those sales.
TN Code § 41-6-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 6 - Restitution|Part 3 - Inmate-Produced Arts and Crafts|§ 41-6-302. Part Definitions

 As used in the part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction; and   “Department” means the department of correction.