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TN Code § 41-1-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-101. State Prisons — Penitentiary Defined — Correctional Facilities

  The penitentiary located upon the farm purchased by the state from M. S. Cockrill, near Nashville in Davidson County, is the state prison, in which convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary shall be confined, employed and governed, as provided in this title; but they may be confined and employed in branch prisons as authorized by law.   “Penitentiary” means and includes the Tennessee state penitentiary in Nashville, Brushy Mountain penitentiary, Fort Pillow state farm and the other penal institutions, reformatories, branches and facilities that may hereafter be acquired, built, constructed or maintained by the state for the purpose of confinement of persons, both male or female, who have been convicted of violating the criminal laws of this state and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary.   The state regional correctional facility located in Bledsoe County is designated, and shall hereafter be known, as the “Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility.”   The state special needs correctional facility located in the River Bend area of Davidson County is designated, and shall hereafter be known, as the “Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility.”    Code 1858, § 5436; Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 2; Shan., § 7453; mod. Code 1932, § 12062; Acts 1963, ch. 180, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-101; Acts 1985, ch. 7, § 1; 1992, ch. 746, § 1.
TN Code § 41-1-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-103. Oath of Officers and Employees

  All officers and other persons so employed to control and manage the penitentiary for the state shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, take and subscribe the following oath:  I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will fully, faithfully, impartially, and diligently perform all the duties required of me as  in the penitentiary; that I will execute the laws and regulations prescribed for the government of the institution, so far as concerns my office; that I will accept no bribe, or other compensation during my continuance in office, other than such compensation as is allowed by law; and that I will, on no occasion, ill treat or abuse any convict under my care, beyond the punishment ordered by law, or the rules and regulations of the institution.    The oaths of the assistant or deputy commissioners, wardens and superintendents shall be filed with the secretary of state. The oaths of all other employees shall be filed with the commissioner of correction.   The violation of this oath by any of the officers or employees shall be perjury, punishable as in other cases of perjury.    Code 1858, § 5453; Acts 1871, ch. 94, § 8; impl. am. Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 20; Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 9; Shan., § 7461; mod. Code 1932, § 12064; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-103; Acts 1984, ch. 659, § 1.
TN Code § 41-1-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-104. Warden — Duties

  The warden has the charge and custody of the penitentiary, with the land, buildings, tools, implements and every other species of property within the precincts of the penitentiary, or appertaining to the penitentiary, under the direction and control of the commissioner of correction.   The custody, welfare, conduct and safekeeping of the inmates shall be the responsibility of the warden, who will examine into the affairs of the institution daily to assure that proper standards are maintained.    Code 1858, §§ 5466, 5467; Shan., §§ 7486, 7487; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 12081, 12082; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 2; Acts 1980, ch. 755, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-104 — 41-106; Acts 1990, ch. 942, § 2.
TN Code § 41-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-105. Reports to Commissioner

 The commissioner may require stated reports, in writing, from the warden, physician and other officers as to the condition of the establishment and its inmates.   Code 1858, § 5456 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 12); impl. am. Acts 1871, ch. 94, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, §§ 9, 12; Shan., § 7470; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 3, 42, 60; Code 1932, § 12066; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-116.
TN Code § 41-1-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-106. Visits by Commissioner

 The commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall, once a month, or more often if the person thinks it necessary, visit the penitentiary for the purpose of determining whether the laws, rules and regulations relative to the operation and maintenance of the penitentiary are duly observed, and the officers are competent, vigilant and faithful and the inmates properly governed.   Code 1858, § 5458 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 12); impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7472; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 3, 42, 60; Code 1932, § 12067; Acts 1980, ch. 913, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-117.
TN Code § 41-1-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-107. Examination of Witnesses

  The commissioner of correction is authorized to summon any witness or witnesses to appear before the commissioner to testify under oath in regard to any matter touching or relative to either the main state penitentiary or branch prisons.   The commissioner is given the right to administer the oath to all the witnesses so summoned, or the witnesses may be sworn before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
TN Code § 41-1-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-108. Insurance on Property

 The buildings, shops and other property belonging to the state, connected with the penitentiary, may be insured by the commissioner.
TN Code § 41-1-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-109. Repairs and Improvements

 The warden may, with the consent and advice of the commissioner of correction, make repairs and improvements and build additional cells, as may be necessary, using for those purposes the labor of the inmates as far as practicable.   Code 1858, § 5468; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, §§ 9, 12; Shan., § 7488; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12083; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-120.
TN Code § 41-1-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-110. Funds — Accounting — Collections — Expenditures — Surplus

  It is the duty of the warden to keep a correct account of all moneys received or disbursed by the warden for the penitentiary and to lay before the commissioner of correction, monthly, a detailed statement thereof.   The warden of the Tennessee state penitentiary and the warden of the Brushy Mountain penitentiary shall transmit on or before Monday of each week to the state treasurer all the moneys collected by them from every source and shall forward to the commissioner a detailed statement of the collections.   The state treasurer shall credit the moneys received to separate accounts kept in the name of the institution.    The funds deposited may be used by the commissioner for the payment of duly authorized purchases of supplies, goods, wares, merchandise and produce used in the maintenance or operation of the institutions, for the payment of salaries, wages and compensation of employees, for the purchase of livestock and equipment for the farms and for new machinery, for machinery repairs, for building and for building repairs and for all necessary and legitimate expenses connected with or incident to the operation of these institutions.   Any new building or new equipment that will exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) in cost shall be authorized in writing by the commissioner before the expenditures can be made.     Only the surplus after payment of all salaries, wages and expenses shall pass into the general funds of the state and be available for its debts, expenses and uses.    Code 1858, § 5469 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 18); impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7489; Acts 1919, ch. 30, § 24; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 5; Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 24; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Shan. Supp. §§ 312b44-312b47; Code 1932, §§ 413-416; 12084; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-121 — 41-125.
TN Code § 41-1-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-111. Preservation of Records

 All registers, returns and other documents relating to the affairs of the penitentiary are public documents and shall remain in the penitentiary. The warden shall preserve official copies of the warden's correspondence with the governor, commissioner of correction or other public officers and of any official communication the warden may receive from them.   Code 1858, § 5476; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, §§ 9, 12; Shan., § 7492; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12087; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-126.
TN Code § 41-1-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-112. Actions by Commissioner

  The commissioner is authorized to sue and to prosecute suits in the commissioner's own name as the commissioner, with reference to all matters pertaining to the penitentiary affairs of the state at the main prison, for the enforcement of all contracts made by the commissioner or by the commissioner's authority, for the collection of all debts or demands due the department of correction and to protect the property of the state in the commissioner's charge in the department.    The commissioner is authorized to sue and to prosecute suits:  For the collection of all demands due on account of the Brushy Mountain Coal Mines to enforce all contracts made with the commissioner in the name of the Brushy Mountain Coal Mines;   To protect the Brushy Mountain Coal Mines and coal lands, the improvements upon the Brushy Mountain Coal Mines and coal lands and all property in the commissioner's charge in the department; and   As to any and all matters growing out of the state coal mining enterprise.     These suits shall be brought and prosecuted in the commissioner's own name or in the name of the Brushy Mountain Coal Mines.
TN Code § 41-1-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-113. Report to Governor

 The commissioner shall report to the governor, forthwith, all violations of law or omissions or neglect of duty by the warden or other officers and employees about the penitentiary.   Code 1858, § 5459; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7476; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; mod. Code 1932, § 12074; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-130.
TN Code § 41-1-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-114. Report to General Assembly

 The commissioner shall transmit to the general assembly, at each regular session of that body and during the first week of the session, a report in full of the transactions of the penitentiary during the two (2) years preceding the report, and showing, among other things:   The number of inmates confined in the penitentiary;   The offenses for which committed;   Their ages, previous occupation, birth place and residence;   Their respective periods of imprisonment;   The different kinds of businesses in which they are employed;   How many employed in each; and   The profit or loss.    Code 1858, § 5460 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 13); impl. am. Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7477; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12075; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-131.
TN Code § 41-1-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-115. Persons Authorized to Possess Otherwise Prohibited Items

  The warden or superintendent of each state penal or correctional institution shall post in a conspicuous place in the institution and shall keep up to date a list of the names of guards, employees and other persons authorized to have in their possession while upon the grounds of the institution any of the contraband items listed in § 39-16-201(b)(1), together with a complete description of the item or items the persons are authorized to have in their possession.   When and if the warden or superintendent authorizes any person not on the posted list to have possession, while upon the grounds of the institution, of any contraband item listed in § 39-16-201(b)(1), the superintendent shall provide the person with written authorization.
TN Code § 41-1-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-116. Qualifications of Correction Officers

 Any person employed as a correctional officer by the department of correction shall:   Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;   Be a citizen of the United States;   Be a high school graduate or its equivalent as determined by the board of control of the Tennessee corrections institute;   Have fingerprints on file with the Tennessee bureau of investigation;   Have passed a physical examination by a licensed physician;   Have a good moral character as determined by investigation;   Have been certified by a Tennessee licensed health care provider qualified in the psychiatric or psychological field as being free from any impairment, as set forth in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association at the time of the examination, that would, in the professional judgment of the examiner, affect the applicant's ability to perform any essential function of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation; and   Have successfully completed appropriate basic training at the Tennessee corrections institute as prescribed by the board of control of the institute. This requirement must be met within six (6) months from the initial date of employment. An extension of this time period may be granted to present correctional employees by the board of control of the institute. The employees shall also complete appropriate refresher courses each year as prescribed by the board of control of the institute.
TN Code § 41-1-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-117. Retaking of Prisoners Absconding From Work Release or Violating Furlough Agreements

  The commissioner of correction may issue a warrant to retake any prisoner sentenced to the state penitentiary who has absconded while on a work release program or violated the condition of that prisoner's furlough agreement. The warrant shall not be bondable.   Upon proper showing by the department that a prisoner was released in error, the sentencing judge or the judge in the county from which the individual was released may issue a warrant for the retaking of the prisoner. The warrant may be acted upon by those employees of the department of correction designated by the commissioner who have been trained in the use of firearms and are vested with the powers and authority of law enforcement officers pursuant to § 4-3-609. The warrant may also be acted upon by any law enforcement officer authorized to make arrests. The warrant shall not be bondable.
TN Code § 41-1-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-118. Dogs for Detecting Drugs

  The commissioner of correction may maintain at least one (1) dog trained to detect marijuana and other illicit substances at each correctional facility in the commissioner's charge; but where more than one (1) correctional facility is located within a county, the commissioner may maintain one (1) dog to serve in the several facilities if this appears to the commissioner to be adequate to locate and detect the substances.   These dogs may be used on a regular basis, or at irregular times and intervals, to survey inmates and areas inhabited or frequented by inmates in order to locate and detect marijuana and other illicit substances. The dogs may also be used to check persons entering into correctional facilities or their grounds to detect the introduction of marijuana and other illicit substances.
TN Code § 41-1-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-119. Urinalysis Drug Screening Program

  A urinalysis drug screening program shall be established within the department of correction. Every thirty (30) days, a urine sample shall be taken from each of twenty-five (25) prison inmates selected at random who are confined in each state correctional institution; and a urinalysis shall be performed to determine the presence of drugs. A positive result shall be investigated by the department to determine whether the result emanated from the prison inmate's use of legally prescribed medicine or whether it resulted from the use of illegal drugs.   The commissioner has the authority to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this section pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. These rules shall provide detailed guidelines and standards for the manner in which the urine samples are taken and the manner in which the investigations required by this section are conducted.
TN Code § 41-1-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-120. Improvement of Penitentiary at Petros

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it is the highest priority that the penitentiary at Petros be improved, renovated or rebuilt as necessary to make the institution suitable for use as a time-building institution to house maximum security inmates, primarily, and also medium security or other inmates. The institution shall be named the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary and shall be the primary maximum security prison designed to house the highest security risk inmates in the system.
TN Code § 41-1-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-122. Chemically Dependent County Inmates and Prisoners — Pilot Project — State Funds

  Acting in consultation with the commissioner of correction, the board of parole and the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, the county mayor of any county in this state is authorized to establish a pilot project to provide an intensive program of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for chemically dependent county prisoners and state inmates housed within county correctional facilities. The pilot project shall also provide an intensive program of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for chemically dependent county and state parolees residing within the county. Records shall be maintained to document and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot project and, to the extent possible, shall include information regarding recidivism among project participants.   Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary and notwithstanding the fact that state inmates housed within county correctional facilities may participate in programs established pursuant to this section, no state funds shall be obligated or expended to implement this section.
TN Code § 41-1-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-123. Diversion Centers for Technical Violators

  The department of correction, in cooperation with the board of parole, is authorized to establish a diversion program at one (1) or more locations in the state. The program shall provide a structured environment for selected parole technical violators based upon a therapeutic community model. Participants in the program shall, at a minimum, be required to take part in counseling, educational and other programs as the department deems appropriate, to provide community service and to submit to drug and alcohol screening.   Parole technical violators referred by the board of parole for participation in the diversion program shall not be placed in the program, unless and until the offender has been classified by the department as a suitable candidate for the program, in accordance with policies and guidelines developed jointly by the department and the board.   At its discretion, the department is authorized to operate any program established under this section in conjunction with the special probation technical violator program established under the authority of title 40, chapter 20, part 3.   As used in this section, “parole technical violator” means an offender who has violated the conditions of parole other than by the commission of a new felony offense.
TN Code § 41-1-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 1 - Penitentiary|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 41-1-124. Terms of Release of Out-of-State Prisoner Incarcerated in Tennessee

  For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “out-of-state prisoner” means a person incarcerated in a correctional facility within this state on behalf of a state other than Tennessee or a governmental entity whose jurisdiction is outside of Tennessee. “Out-of-state prisoner” does not include a person incarcerated on behalf of an Indian tribe or on behalf of the United States.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of correction shall not accept an out-of-state prisoner for incarceration within any prison or facility operated by the department unless the sending state contractually agrees to return, and to pay the full costs of returning, the prisoner to the sending state prior to the prisoner's release from incarceration, or arrangements for release in some place other than the sending state are made in accordance with the Interstate Corrections Compact, compiled in chapter 23, part 1 of this title.