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TN Code § 40-35-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989|Part 5 - Release and Parole|§ 40-35-504. Release Classification Status Programs — Parole — Penalty for Violation of Parole

  When the board of parole determines that an eligible inmate should be granted parole, the inmate may be placed on supervised parole under the prescribed conditions and in accordance with § 40-28-118. If it is determined that an eligible inmate should not be granted parole, the board shall thereupon inform the inmate, in writing, of the date the inmate will be reconsidered for parole.   A defendant convicted of a felony who has been admitted to parole shall be supervised by the department of correction and shall make periodic reports to an assigned parole officer for not less than one (1) year. Thereafter, the defendant may be relieved from making any further periodic reports if the parole officer, with the consent of the director of probation and parole, determines that:  The defendant has abided by the terms of parole in a satisfactory manner;   There is a reasonable likelihood that the defendant will remain at liberty without violating the law; and   Relief from further periodic reporting is not incompatible with the welfare of society.     A defendant relieved from reporting shall still be considered to be within the jurisdiction of the board and the department of correction or the local jail or workhouse authorities and shall be subject to termination of parole status for the remainder of the sentence originally imposed. The director of probation and parole may reinstitute required periodic reporting at any time.   A defendant who violates the terms of parole is subject to the terms of §§ 40-28-121 — 40-28-123, which shall govern the termination of parole.   If a defendant who has been placed on parole is convicted of a felony committed while on parole, the board, in its discretion, may revoke the defendant's parole and require the defendant to serve the remainder of the sentence originally imposed, or a portion of the original sentence as the board may determine, before the defendant begins serving the sentence for the crime committed while on parole.   Upon revocation of supervised or unsupervised parole by the board under subsection (d) or (e), the time a defendant spent on parole shall not be considered as service of the sentence unless the board determines to grant all or part of the time to the defendant.
TN Code § 40-35-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989|Part 5 - Release and Parole|§ 40-35-505. Orientation to Post-Release or Parole Issues

 Before the release of an inmate under this chapter, the department of correction shall conduct an orientation for the inmate concerning relevant post-release or parole issues. As a part of the department's existing orientation program, the orientation shall address issues of restoration of citizenship, voting and the availability of services relating to education, employment, family and child support. Specific attention shall be given to, but not limited to, general equivalency diplomas and adult education, access to health care and health insurance, reinstatement of licenses and voting rights and food stamps.
TN Code § 40-36-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-36-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Community Corrections Act of 1985.”
TN Code § 40-36-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-36-103. Purposes of Chapter

 The purposes of this chapter are to:   Establish a policy within the state to punish selected, nonviolent felony offenders in front-end community based alternatives to incarceration, thereby reserving secure confinement facilities for violent felony offenders; and   Establish a mechanism whereby state funds are granted to local governments and qualified private agencies to develop a range of front-end community based punishments and services for eligible offenders under this chapter.
TN Code § 40-36-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-36-104. Goals of This Chapter

 This chapter is intended to accomplish the following goals:   Maintain safe and cost efficient community correctional programs that also involve close supervision of offenders;   Promote accountability of offenders to their local community by requiring direct financial restitution to victims of crimes and community service restitution to local governments and community agencies;   Fill gaps in the local correctional system through the development of a range of sanctions and services available for the judge at sentencing;   Reduce the number of nonviolent felony offenders committed by participating counties to correctional institutions and jails by punishing these offenders in noncustodial options as provided in this chapter;   Provide opportunities for offenders demonstrating special needs to receive services that enhance their ability to provide for their families and become contributing members of their community;   Encourage the involvement of local officials and leading citizens in their local correctional system; and   Promote the development of community corrections programs which are tailored to the specific needs of each participating county, and which are creative and innovative, within this state.
TN Code § 40-36-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-36-105. Duties of the Department of Correction

 In addition to those otherwise provided by law, the department of correction has the following powers, duties and responsibilities:   Administer this chapter within the goals and mandates of this chapter;   Conduct statewide public education concerning the purposes and goals of this chapter and make a report to the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections, judiciary committee of the senate, and fiscal review committee regarding the effectiveness of diversion of offenders from state correctional institutions;   Provide technical assistance and training to local governments, private agencies and local community corrections advisory boards regarding community corrections and this chapter;   Facilitate the development of local community corrections plans;   Develop minimum standards, policies and administrative rules in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the statewide implementation of this chapter;   Develop and implement an application process and procedures;   Review community corrections plans and provide grant funding; and   Conduct an annual program evaluation of all programs once per year or as often as needed to ensure program accountability.
TN Code § 40-36-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 2 - Local Community Corrections Advisory Board|§ 40-36-202. Duties of Local Community Corrections Advisory Board — Staff — Meetings and Officers

  The local community corrections advisory board is empowered by resolution of the county legislative body to perform the following duties:  Assess community-wide needs and advise the county legislative body regarding specific program options;   Participate in the establishment of local eligibility standards for local community corrections programs that meet the local needs of the community;   Adopt the local community corrections plan for submission to the county legislative body;   Adopt program policies;   Recommend to the county legislative body the awarding of subcontracts to proprietary, nonprofit or governmental entities to provide community corrections services, in their discretion;   Monitor the effectiveness of local community correctional services and advise the county legislative body regarding needed modifications;   Inform and educate the general public regarding the need for diversion of selected nonviolent offenders from confinement in correctional institutions in order to gain greater public support for corrections; and   Make an annual report to the county legislative body of the progress of the programs.     The county legislative body may authorize either the local community corrections advisory board or the county mayor to employ, supervise and/or terminate the program staff, who shall be deemed county employees.   Employees hired by the county to administer this chapter in the community shall meet minimum qualifications as set forth by the department of correction in statewide administrative regulations. The local community corrections advisory board or the county mayor, as designated by the county legislative body, shall review and confirm all potential candidates for employment.   Any local community corrections advisory board initially created under this chapter shall receive an orientation developed and conducted by the local government with the assistance of the department of correction within thirty (30) days after the last initial appointment to the board is made.   Each local community corrections advisory board shall meet on a regular basis to transact business, and each local community corrections advisory board shall elect its own chair, vice chair, secretary and necessary committees.
TN Code § 40-36-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 3 - Finances|§ 40-36-301. Eligibility for Financial Aid

  A single county or a group of counties within a single judicial district shall be eligible for direct financial aid under this chapter.   A private agency may be eligible for direct financial aid under this chapter only in a county that has not established a local community corrections advisory board, and only after the county legislative body in the county has received notice that an application for direct financial aid has been made by a private agency and fails to establish a local community corrections advisory board within thirty (30) days; however, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a private agency from receiving indirect financial aid for such a program through a local community corrections advisory board once the board is established by the county legislative body.    Entities eligible for financial aid under this chapter and entering into agreements for the aid shall receive one hundred percent (100%) state funding with no local matching funds required for the estimated cost of the program; provided, that this section shall not prohibit the use of federal funds. In order to receive the funding, each eligible entity shall submit an application to the county commission in a form to be determined by the department of correction.   Agreements for the aid must contain a statement of the agreed to amount representing one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated cost of the program, or in lieu thereof, the specific formula or method or methods as to how the amount of the one hundred percent (100%) funding will be calculated.     Where a group of counties combine and submit a joint application for funds, the application shall contain a cooperative agreement indicating each jurisdiction's willingness to collaborate in the proposed program and to meet specific objectives. In addition, the multijurisdictional applications shall provide for the appointment of one (1) fiscal agent to coordinate the financial activities of the grant award.   A county legislative body that does not establish a local community corrections advisory board may request that the department of correction operate the program in that county. The department of correction shall establish an advisory council substantially similar in composition to the council described in § 40-36-201, which shall advise the department of correction on program operations within that county.
TN Code § 40-36-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 3 - Finances|§ 40-36-303. Prohibited Use of Funds — Administrative Costs — Accounting System — Annual Audit

  Recipients of community corrections funds shall not use these funds to supplant existing funds from the state or the local government for existing correctional programs. In addition, the funds shall not be utilized for the following purposes:  Construction, renovation or operation of county or municipal jails;   Construction, renovation or operation of state facilities; or   Salaries of state probation and parole officers.     Administrative costs connected with the expenditure of community corrections funds under this chapter shall not exceed a percentage amount established by the department of correction.   The comptroller of the treasury is directed to develop a uniform accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles for the boards operating under this chapter. The uniform accounting system shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration. Upon the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration, each local community corrections advisory board shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting system.    The annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of all funds received by grant, contract or otherwise from state, local or federal sources shall be subject to audit annually by the comptroller of the treasury or the department of correction, or both. The audit may be performed by a licensed independent public accountant selected by the local community corrections advisory board and approved by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the local community corrections advisory board.   The comptroller of the treasury shall ensure that audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and determine if the audits meet minimum audit standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. No audit may be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section until approved by the comptroller of the treasury.   All audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year of the local community corrections advisory board. One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to each member of the local community corrections advisory board and the comptroller of the treasury. Copies of each audit shall also be made available to the press.
TN Code § 40-36-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 3 - Finances|§ 40-36-305. Continued Grant Funding — Additional Incentive Funding — Noncompliance With Plan

  In order to remain eligible for continued grant funding, a recipient must substantially comply with the standards and administrative regulations of the department of correction defining program effectiveness. Each recipient will participate in an evaluation to determine local and state program effectiveness. The form of this evaluation will be determined by the department of correction.   Continued grant funding shall be based on demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the number of commitments that would likely have occurred without the programs funded under this chapter and also on evidence that the programs are not dealing with persons who otherwise would have been on regular probation; provided, that each recipient, having been deemed eligible for continued grant funding by the department of correction and having entered into an agreement with the department of correction for direct financial aid under this chapter, shall have exclusive authority to provide the contracted services within the agreed upon jurisdiction for the duration of the contract. Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed to diminish the department of correction's authority under this section.   Subject to funding availability, each participating county is eligible to receive additional incentive funding for extending programs to other eligible offenders or for adding new programs if it exceeds the objectives of its community corrections plan.   If the department of correction determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a participating county is not complying with its plan or the minimum standards, the department of correction shall give thirty (30) days' written notice to the county legislative body, the local community corrections advisory board and the administrator of the program. If the department of correction finds that the participating county is not complying with its plan or the minimum standards established in this chapter, the department of correction shall require the county legislative body to provide a written agreement as to how and when the specific deficiencies identified by the department of correction will be corrected. If no agreement is submitted to the department of correction within the time limit the department of correction has specified or if the deficiencies are not corrected within forty-five (45) days after the agreement has been approved by the department of correction, the department of correction may suspend any part or all of the funding until compliance is achieved.
TN Code § 40-36-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 36 - Community Corrections|Part 3 - Finances|§ 40-36-306. Supervision Fee

  A supervision fee in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month is imposed upon every offender serving a sentence under the supervision of a community corrections grantee. The fee may be waived in those cases determined to be hardship cases, as defined in § 40-28-202.   The grantee shall be responsible for collecting and accounting for the fees.   Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be retained by the grantee and reported to the department of correction.   The department of correction  shall offset the amount of any fees collected under this section against any sums due under the grant contract with the grantee.   The grantee shall make an investigation of the financial and other circumstances of any person under its supervision and, based upon the person's ability to pay, shall require the person to pay thirty dollars ($30.00) for each month or portion of a month the person remains under the supervision of the grantee to the general fund beginning thirty (30) days from the date the offender is placed under the supervision of the grantee or, in the case of an offender, the date of employment. The payment required under this subsection (e) shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the offender's net income. In cases of hardship as defined in § 40-28-202, the department of correction  may modify the payment required by this subsection (e) to an appropriate amount given the nature and magnitude of the hardship.   In addition to any other fees imposed by this section, the trial court may assess an additional fee against any offender sentenced to participate in a community corrections program, either as a community corrections sentence or as a condition of probation, to offset the cost of the program; provided, that the program is one that has been certified by the department of correction  as meeting promulgated criteria relating to achievement of goals and cost of the program.
TN Code § 40-38-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38 - Victims' Rights|Part 1 - Victims' Bill of Rights|§ 40-38-101. Legislative Intent — Short Title

  The general assembly finds and declares that victims and witnesses shall have certain rights in this state and that they shall be made aware of these rights.   This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Victims' Bill of Rights.”
TN Code § 40-38-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38 - Victims' Rights|Part 1 - Victims' Bill of Rights|§ 40-38-102. Rights of Crime Victims and Prosecution Witnesses

  All victims of crime and prosecution witnesses have the right to:  Be treated with dignity and compassion; and   Protection and support with prompt action in the case of intimidation or retaliation from the defendant and the defendant's agents or friends.      Without requiring the expenditure of additional funds or additional construction or renovation whenever possible, victims of crime and prosecution witnesses should be provided waiting areas that are separate and secure from the defendant or defense witnesses during all stages of the judicial process.   In order to accomplish the goals of this section, the court security committee established by § 16-2-505(d)(2) shall have among its duties the responsibility to assess existing facilities to determine where space could be allocated to provide the secure waiting areas described in subdivision (b)(1). A report of this assessment shall be included in the findings provided to the county legislative body and the administrative office of the courts pursuant to § 16-2-505(d)(3)(B). In cases where the committee determines that existing facilities cannot accommodate the goals of this section, the committee shall include in its report recommendations as to how a secure waiting area could be provided for in new construction and renovation projects. In a jurisdiction where existing facilities cannot meet the goals of this section, the local government should consider the recommendation of the committee's report in planning for any new construction or renovation of courtroom facilities.     All victims of crime shall have the right to collect court-ordered restitution in the same manner as a civil judgment, as authorized pursuant to § 37-1-131(b)(2) or § 40-35-304(h).
TN Code § 40-38-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38 - Victims' Rights|Part 1 - Victims' Bill of Rights|§ 40-38-104. Death of Child or Primary Wage Earner — Compensation — Preferences

  If a child is the victim of a homicide not committed by the parents, the parents of the child shall be able to apply to the criminal injuries compensation fund for reimbursement to the parents for expenses incurred in obtaining necessary grief counseling.   All vocational schools and technical institutes operated by the board of regents shall, if there are limitations as to the number of persons who may be admitted to a particular school or institute or in a particular class or program, give preference in making the admissions to victims of violent crime. For purposes of this subsection (b), “victim” means the person who will become the primary wage earner in the victim's family if the victim was the primary wage earner and the crime resulted in the victim's death or permanent disability.