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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-119 - Purchase of articles by public agencies

(a)
All departments, institutions, agencies and political subdivisions of this state, that are supported in whole or in part by the state shall purchase from the TRICOR board all articles required by these departments, institutions, agencies or political subdivisions of the state that are produced, repackaged, assembled, warehoused or manufactured by TRICOR with the labor of inmates confined within the institutions or elsewhere employed within this state; provided, that the articles are certified pursuant to procedures approved by the procurement commission as being of satisfactory quality, being reasonable in price and available.
(b)
In the procedures for certifying articles for purchase by state government, the procurement commission may consider, if it deems appropriate, the effect of certification on markets in the private sector; however, it is not the legislative intent that this effect, if considered, be a controlling factor in the board's decision.
(c)
The board shall appoint a certification committee consisting of, but not limited to, a representative from the TRICOR board, the departments of general services and finance and administration and the office of the comptroller of the treasury that will advise the board.
(d)
The TRICOR board shall submit requests for certification of articles together with supporting data regarding quality, price and availability pursuant to procedures approved by the procurement commission.
(e)
No article shall be purchased by any department, institution, agency or political subdivision of the state from any other source unless excepted from §§
41-22-118
- 41-22-124.
(f)
Each member of the general assembly may purchase any office furniture and equipment manufactured by TRICOR for the purpose of furnishing the legislative offices of that member in the member's legislative district.
(g)
The competitive bidding procedures set forth in title 12, chapter 3, part 5 do not apply to the purchase of articles manufactured or grown by TRICOR and certified pursuant to procedures approved by the procurement commission.
Acts 1937, ch. 278, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 12209.2 (Williams, § 12209.7); impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1974, ch. 669, § 1; 1981, ch. 332, § 21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-421; Acts 1988, ch. 903, § 3; 1994, ch. 737, § 14; 1996, ch. 564, § 2; 1999, ch. 299, §§ 1 - 4; 1999, ch. 487, § 1; 2002, ch. 526, §§ 1 - 4; 2011, ch. 295, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-120 - Agencies not required to purchase prison-made articles

Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions of §§
41-22-118
- 41-22-124 may be made in any case where, in the opinion of the procurement commission, articles so produced or manufactured do not meet the reasonable requirements of a department, institution, agency or political subdivision of the state. No department, institution, agency or political subdivision may be allowed to evade the intent and meaning of this section by slight variations from standards adopted by the TRICOR board when articles produced or manufactured by it are certified pursuant to procedures approved by the procurement commission.
Acts 1937, ch. 278, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 12209.3 (Williams, § 12209.8); impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1981, ch. 332, § 22; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-422; Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 15; 1996, ch. 564, § 2; 2002, ch. 526, § 5; 2011 , ch. 295, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-121 - Violations of section 41-22-120

No voucher, certificate or warrant issued on the commissioner of finance and administration by any department, institution, agency or political subdivision shall be questioned by the commissioner or by the state treasurer on the grounds that §
41-22-120
has not been complied with by the department, institution, agency or political subdivision, but if intentional violation of §
41-22-120
by any department, institution, agency or political subdivision continues, after notice from the governor to desist, it constitutes a malfeasance in office and subjects the officer or officers or agents responsible for this violation to suspension or removal from office as may be provided by law in other cases of malfeasance.
Acts 1937, ch. 278, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 12209.4 (Williams, § 12209.9); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-423.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-122 - Catalogue of products

(a)
The TRICOR board shall cause to be prepared annually, at such times as it may determine, catalogues containing the description of all articles and supplies manufactured and produced by it pursuant to the provisions of §§
41-22-118
- 41-22-124, copies of which catalogues shall be sent by it to all departments, institutions, agencies and political subdivisions of the state referred to in §§
41-22-118
- 41-22-121.
(b)
At least thirty (30) days before the commencement of each fiscal year, the proper official of each department, institution, agency or political subdivision shall report to TRICOR estimates for the fiscal year of the kind and amount of articles and supplies required by them for the ensuing year, referring such estimates to the catalogue issued by the TRICOR board insofar as articles and supplies indicated are included in that catalogue.
(c)
The catalogue shall identify those articles and supplies that are certified pursuant to procedures approved by the procurement commission as required by §
41-22-119
.
Acts 1937, ch. 278, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 12209.5 (Williams, § 12209.10); impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1981, ch. 332, § 23; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-424; Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 16; 1996, ch. 564, § 2; 2002, ch. 526, § 6; 2011, ch. 295, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-123 - Disposition of proceeds - Quarterly statement

(a)
All receipts from the sale of prison products shall be placed to the credit of the TRICOR board, which, except as provided in this part, is authorized to expend such moneys from this fund as may be necessary to procure tools, supplies and materials, replace equipment and to employ personnel and otherwise defray the necessary expenses incident to the employment of inmates as provided in this part.
(b)
A profit and loss statement of TRICOR's operation must be prepared quarterly, within the month following the end of the quarter, and a copy of this statement, certified by the fiscal officer of TRICOR, must be sent to the commissioner of finance and administration.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 257, s 1, eff. 4/28/2021.
Acts 1937, ch. 278, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 12209.6 (Williams, § 12209.11); impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1972, ch. 736, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-425; Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 17; 1996, ch. 564, § 2; 2003 , ch. 187, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-124 - Expenditures for capital improvements

(a)
If the TRICOR board deems it desirable to use the proceeds from sales, revenues or other funds obtained from the operation of TRICOR for the purchase or construction of buildings, roads, walls, driveways, equipment or other capital improvements, the board shall make a written request to the comptroller of the treasury and the governor to obtain an authorization to expend the funds for any of those purposes. The written request shall describe the improvement and the estimated cost of the improvement.
(b)
If the comptroller of the treasury and the governor approve the proposed expenditure, their approval shall be evidenced by endorsing their written approval upon the request and the same shall be the authority of the board to expend the funds for the improvement; provided, that it is unlawful to expend an amount greater than is stated in the approved request.
(c)
If the amount of the expenditure exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for buildings, walls or other capital improvements, the planning and construction of those improvements shall be under the requirements, direction and supervision of the state building commission.
Acts 1937, ch. 278, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 12209.6 (Williams, § 12209.11); Acts 1957, ch. 155, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-426; Acts 1994, ch. 737, §§ 18, 19; 1996, ch. 564, § 2; 2003, ch. 187, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-125 - Manufacture of license plates and similar articles

(a)
The TRICOR board is authorized and empowered to manufacture numbered motor vehicle registration plates, highway and street signs and other kindred articles for the purpose of supplying the requirements of the state as provided in this part, and to sell to other cities, counties and states when deemed advisable by the board.
(b)
The necessary machinery and equipment shall be purchased, as all other supplies are purchased, so as to properly equip the plant, and the number of inmates necessary to operate the plant shall be employed.
Acts 1923, ch. 94, §§ 1, 2; Shan. Supp., § 7581a27; Code 1932, § 12208; Acts 1972, ch. 701, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-427, 41-428; Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 20; 1996, ch. 564, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-126 - Purchase of license plates

(a)
The department of revenue is authorized and directed to contract for and purchase from the TRICOR board the requirements of the state for automobile number plates, to be paid for as if purchased from an individual dealer.
(b)
The controlling feature in making such contracts shall be reasonable returns to the institution manufacturing the goods and a saving to the state in supplying the plates.
Acts 1923, ch. 94, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 7581a28; mod. Code 1932, § 12209; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-429; Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 21; 1996, ch. 564, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-127 - State or local public works projects

(a)
(1)
The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor and the appropriate commissioner, is authorized and directed to employ and work at state public works projects, such as the improvement, alteration, construction, repair or maintenance of state parks and highways, those inmates who, in the commissioner of correction's judgment, will be safe, humane, practicable or desirable to work outside the prison walls.
(2)
The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to employ and work such inmates as are safe and desirable to work outside the prison walls at county, city or municipal public works projects if, in the discretion of the commissioner, the county, city or municipality provides adequate supervision of inmates to ensure the safety of the general public and to prevent the escape of the inmates.
(b)
(1)
Any county, city or municipality desiring the use of inmates to perform public works projects shall make application to the commissioner of correction.
(2)
(A)
The application shall state:
(i)
The location and nature of the proposed project;
(ii)
The estimated length of time inmates would be required;
(iii)
The number of inmates that would be required; and
(iv)
The nature of the duties inmates are to perform.
(B)
The application shall set out in detail the provisions for the supervision of the inmates. The provisions for supervision shall include the methods that will be used to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all inmates requested.
(3)
The commissioner may grant all or any part of the number of inmates requested, may deny the application or may place specific restrictions and conditions on the use of inmates, depending on the best interests of the state.
(c)
No inmate shall be required to perform public works projects for the state or any county, city or municipality if the project appears to the commissioner to be extremely dangerous to the health, safety or welfare of the inmate. Any project requiring the use of dynamite or any other explosive by an inmate is considered extremely dangerous for the purposes of this subsection (c).
Acts 1977, ch. 121, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-430.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-128 - Restrictions on release program facilities near schools, orphanages, child care centers, or similar establishments

(a)
There shall be no community residential facilities that accommodate state or federal adult inmates who are on work release or other community release or prerelease programs established within one thousand feet (1,000') of a public or private school, orphanage, child care center, or any similar establishment where groups of children from nursery age to grade twelve attend or reside.
(b)
Subsection (a) applies only to counties having a population of seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) or more, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and to counties having a metropolitan form of government.
Acts 1986, ch. 897, § 1; 2000, ch. 981, § 63.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-129 - Substandard housing renovation

(a)
The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with county, city or municipal governments for the purpose of renovating substandard housing of persons determined by the department of human services to be of low income.
(b)
(1)
Any county, city or municipality desiring the use of inmates to perform such work shall make application to the commissioner of correction.
(2)
(A)
The application shall state:
(i)
The location and nature of the proposed project;
(ii)
The estimated length of time inmates would be required;
(iii)
The number of inmates that would be required; and
(iv)
The nature of the duties inmates are to perform.
(B)
The application shall set out in detail the provisions for the supervision of the inmates. The provisions for supervision shall include the methods that will be used to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all inmates requested.
(3)
The commissioner may grant all or any part of the number of inmates requested, may deny the application or may place specific restrictions and conditions on the use of inmates, depending on the best interests of the state.
(c)
No inmate shall be required to perform work for any county, city or municipality if the project appears to the commissioner to be extremely dangerous to the health, safety or welfare of the inmate.
Acts 1987, ch. 241, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-130) › Section 41-22-130 - Inmate labor

(a)
Subject to the conditions set out in subsection (b), the commissioner of correction is authorized to utilize inmate labor to construct, renovate or repair prison facilities, including time-building institutions, classification centers, alternative incarceration units and other buildings used for the housing or care of inmates.
(b)
Prior to using inmate labor for the purposes set out in subsection (a), the commissioner shall determine that the use will:
(1)
Result in a cost savings to the state;
(2)
Not compromise the safety of correction employees or the general public;
(3)
Not substantially increase the likelihood of escapes and other breaches of security or the introduction of dangerous contraband into prison facilities; and
(4)
Result in a finished product of a quality that is sufficient for the building being constructed, renovated or repaired.
(c)
The commissioner is authorized to make such rules, regulations or departmental policy as the commissioner deems advisable in connection with the use of inmate labor for the construction, renovation or repair of prison facilities.
Acts 1991, ch. 204, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-201 - Road work authorized

The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to contract with the commissioner of transportation for the use of any or all inmates, except those for which it is undesirable or impracticable in the opinion of those officials, to work outside the walls of the main prison in constructing any new or maintaining any old public road in this state.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-501.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-202 - Purchase of necessary equipment - Temporary stockades - Rules and regulations

(a)
The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and directed to purchase equipment, such as tools, road working machinery and motor trucks for the speedy transfer of the inmates from one point to another, that may become necessary in the judgment of the commissioner to effectually and economically carry out §§
41-22-201
- 41-22-204.
(b)
The commissioner is further authorized and directed to build temporary stockades in which to safely keep and house the prisoners working under the provisions of §§
41-22-201
- 41-22-204 and to make such rules and regulations regarding their well being and safekeeping as in the commissioner's opinion are necessary.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-502.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-203 - Interdepartmental compensation

(a)
The commissioner of transportation shall pay the commissioner of correction for the use of inmates employed under §§
41-22-201
-
41-22-204
out of the highway fund or any other fund under the commissioner of transportation's control. The commissioner of correction shall in turn, except as provided in this part, pay the moneys so received into the state treasury, where they shall be credited to the department of correction.
(b)
The rate of pay shall not exceed the department of correction expenditures necessary to enable such inmates to perform the contracted labor while ensuring adequate security, plus an additional amount to be determined by the commissioners of correction and transportation for the purpose of funding § 41-22-204, but not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount paid by the department of transportation to the department of correction.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-503.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-204 - Special compensation for inmates

The additional amount prescribed in §
41-22-203
shall be kept and reserved in a special fund for the use and benefit of the inmates so employed. This fund is to be reserved by the commissioner of correction and with the approval of the governor, to be used in making payments to deserving inmates, on a fair proportionate basis or to their dependents, in such sums and at such times as may be considered by the commissioner proper in order to reward good conduct, give the stimulus of hope to the inmates and best encourage them in discipline and efficiency.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-504.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-205 - Census of inmates for road work

On or before March 1 of each year, the commissioner of correction shall prepare a census of all male inmates in the custody of the department who, in the commissioner's judgment, are available for work on the county roads and highways of the state and shall also make an estimate of the men who will be available by additions during the road working season.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-505.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-206 - Notification to counties - Preparation for work - Terms and conditions of employment

When the census provided for in §
41-22-205
is completed, the county mayor of each county shall be notified by the commissioner of correction that certain inmates of the penitentiaries are available and subject to be employed upon the county roads, pikes and highways of the counties and that the county mayor may apply for the inmates' services, upon such terms and conditions as may be required by the commissioner. The county mayor may fix and select the quarters and shall prepare equipment for the working of the inmates on the county roads, pikes and highways that will be maintained, controlled, and operated by the county mayor. Whenever any county enters into a contract with the commissioner for employment of inmates of the penitentiaries, the inmates and all machinery used by them shall be under the absolute control of such officers as may be designated and provided by the commissioner, but the inmates shall be worked on such roads, pikes or highways as may be designated by the county employing them.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-506; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-207 - Contract with county

The commissioner of correction may, in the commissioner's discretion, contract with a county for building highways, if that work is being done with state allocated funds. Such a contract shall be made only upon the authority of the governor and upon the approval of the commissioner of transportation, and all work under the contract shall be performed by inmates of the penitentiaries.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-507.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-208 - Consideration of applications

In the event two (2) or more counties make application for inmate labor, the applications shall be considered in the order in which filed with the commissioner of correction; provided, that the commissioner may reject any application if the commissioner determine that the inmates can be used to better advantage.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-508.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-209 - Rate of compensation - Payment of expenses

(a)
The rate of compensation for the labor of inmates of the penitentiaries shall be fixed and determined by the commissioner of correction and by the county legislative body entering into the contract and shall be in accordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by the commissioner; provided, that the rate of compensation shall not be less than one dollar ($1.00) per day of ten (10) hours for labor of each inmate employed on the work.
(b)
The commissioner is authorized to pay all necessary transportation of inmates, guards and equipment out of the correction budget.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-509.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-210 - Provision of equipment

The commissioner of correction is authorized to purchase and provide all necessary equipment for the working of prisoners on the county roads, pikes and highways, and the equipment shall be paid out of the correction budget.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-510.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-211 - Period during which road work may be done

Inmate employment and operation in road work may be during the period beginning April 1 and ending December 1, and no inmates of the penitentiaries shall be hired or worked in any county on road work during any other period of the year.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-511.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-212 - Quarters for inmates - Prison rules applicable

The commissioner shall provide suitable quarters for the inmates employed on the state or county roads and all rules and regulations of the penitentiaries and all the laws applicable to the control, discipline, protection of or escape of inmates from the penitentiaries shall apply to those quarters and to the inmates wherever at work on the highways or roads.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-512.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-213 - Superintendents and guards

The commissioner is authorized to employ and designate a person or persons as quarters and road superintendents and to employ as many guards as necessary in working inmates on the county roads, pikes, highways or railroads.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-513.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-214 - Payments under contract

Where a contract is made with any county for inmate labor, payments therefor shall be made to the commissioner by the fifteenth of each and every month during the life of the contract.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-514.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 2 - ROAD WORK BY INMATES (§§ 41-22-201 — 41-22-215) › Section 41-22-215 - Use of inmate labor on federally funded construction

(a)
Power is conferred upon the commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, to make and enter into agreements and contracts with the commissioner of transportation and any officer or agency of the federal government under the power conferred by any act of congress of the United States granting funds for the construction of roads, for the employment of inmates in the custody of the department of correction on such roads as the officer or agency of the federal government and the state department of transportation may desire to construct or reconstruct in cooperation with the United States government and state of Tennessee, or with the United States government, state of Tennessee and any county, or with the United States government and any county; provided, that no employment shall be required of any inmates that is not safe, healthful and suitable to the physical condition and attainments of the inmates.
(b)
The rules of the commissioner of correction as permitted under this part shall be applicable in the employment of the inmates of the penitentiaries upon such agreements and contracts as may be entered into by an officer or agency of the federal government and the state department of transportation.
Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 41-515, 41-516.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-301 - Contracting board

The county mayor, county clerk and sheriff of each county are constituted a board for their respective counties, whose duty it is to enter into contracts with public road commissioners or other officers or road contractors having the superintendence of working the public roads, for the employment on the public roads of inmates confined in the county jails for the nonpayment of fines and/or costs adjudged against them by the courts.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 1; Shan., § 1682a1; mod. Code 1932, § 2814; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1301; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-302 - Contracts without delay

The contracts are to be made without delay when an inmate is confined in the county jail. It is made the duty of those having the superintendence of the working of the public roads, or road contractors, to enter into contracts immediately with the board named in §
41-22-301
for the employment of the inmates.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 1; Shan., § 1682a2; Code 1932, § 2815; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-303 - Guarding of work parties

The contract shall be made according to the following provisions and restrictions:
(1)
It is the duty of the sheriff of the county to select a guard for the inmates to guard them from the time they are removed from the county jail to be put to work until returned;
(2)
It is the duty of the county legislative body to furnish the guard with picks to be placed on each inmate during the time of their removal from the county jail and employment on the public roads, to prevent them under any circumstances from escaping, and the guard shall be responsible for the safe return of the inmates to the county jail; and
(3)
While guarding the inmates, the guard shall be clothed with the same authority, and the guard's duties and powers shall be the same, as pertain to sheriffs in the guarding of inmates.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 2; Shan., § 1682a3; Code 1932, § 2816; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-304 - Work day - Amount credited against fines and costs

Inmates shall be worked on any of the public roads of the county. The same number of hours of labor per day as is required by the public road laws shall constitute a day's work. An inmate shall be allowed one dollar ($1.00) for each day's work, which amount shall be credited to the inmate's fine and costs.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 3; Shan., § 1682a4; Code 1932, § 2817; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-305 - Punishment for refusal to work

Any inmate refusing to work shall be fed only with one (1) meal per day until willing to render good service as a laborer and proves it by doing good work.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 6; Shan., § 1682a9; Code 1932, § 2822; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1305.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-306 - Supervision

Work shall be under the supervision of the guard having instructions from at least two (2) members of the board of employment on what road and places and how the guard shall have the work performed.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 3; Shan., § 1682a5; Code 1932, § 2818; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1306.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-307 - Compensation of guard

(a)
The guard shall receive for services not exceeding one dollar ($1.00) per day for each day employed, or an amount not exceeding two dollars ($2.00) per day as the sheriff shall agree to pay. The county mayor, on the order of the county legislative body, shall draw a warrant on the county trustee, who shall pay the guard for services out of the county treasury.
(b)
The sheriff of the county, or any of the sheriff's deputies, may act as guard for the inmates while they are absent from the jail, or the sheriff shall appoint a good person to serve as guard for the inmates during that time.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 3; Shan., § 1682a6; mod. Code 1932, § 2819; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1307; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-308 - Part supplemental to workhouse provisions

This part shall not be construed to conflict with chapter 2 of this title, providing for the construction of workhouses in any county or declaring any county jail a workhouse, but shall be construed as supplementary to that chapter, and this part shall apply to such counties as are not actually working all of their inmates confined in the county jail for nonpayment of fines and costs adjudged against them or that may hereafter not be actually working the inmates according to chapter 2 of this title.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 4; Shan., § 1682a7; Code 1932, § 2820; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1308.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 3 - ROAD WORK BY JAIL INMATES (§§ 41-22-301 — 41-22-309) › Section 41-22-309 - Counties acting jointly

The county employment boards, created by this part, of any two (2) or more adjoining counties, when they deem it advisable, may combine the inmates of those counties and work them on the public roads of those counties, according to the rules and regulations provided in this part.
Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 5; Shan., § 1682a8; Code 1932, § 2821; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1309.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-401 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "TRICOR Inmate Labor Act of 1994."
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 2003, ch. 187, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-402 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Equipment" includes, but is not limited to, motor vehicles, industrial machinery, agricultural machinery, office machinery, electronic equipment and computer equipment;
(2)
"Raw materials" includes, but is not limited to, materials used in the production of goods and services produced or sold by TRICOR; and
(3)
"TRICOR" means the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction, the inmate program that provides:
(A)
Manufacturing, business services or agricultural jobs for inmates, or any combination of those jobs;
(B)
The training and skill development necessary for inmate employment in manufacturing, business services or agricultural jobs and in placement in its post-release program; and
(C)
The marketing and sale of prison industry products and services.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 2001, ch. 289, § 1; 2003, ch. 187, § 9; 2006, ch. 750, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-403 - Legislative intent

The intent of the general assembly and the policy of the state regarding the labor of inmates within the correctional system is as follows:
(1)
The department of correction is responsible for establishing and assigning inmates to the following inmate programs:
(A)
Academic and vocational education;
(B)
Special needs programming;
(C)
Inmate jobs necessary for supporting the operations of the prisons; and
(D)
Inmate jobs providing services to the community, appropriately based on the custody level of the inmate as determined by department of correction policy;
(2)
TRICOR has a mission to accomplish the following objectives:
(A)
Work inmates in manufacturing, business services or agricultural jobs;
(B)
Offset the costs of incarceration by generating revenue through the sale of products or business services;
(C)
Develop work opportunities that minimize the impact on free-world jobs;
(D)
Integrate work opportunities with education and vocational training;
(E)
Develop good work habits and marketable skills;
(F)
Develop and operate a post-release placement system; and
(G)
Provide or create other programs and services as deemed necessary by TRICOR to support an inmate's rehabilitation and reintegration efforts; and
(3)
(A)
The board created in §
41-22-404
is responsible for developing jobs, training and selecting department of correction inmates for participation in industry, business services or agricultural programs and for the sale of products or services for the purpose of generating revenue to offset the costs of incarceration.
(B)
The department is responsible for assigning inmates to TRICOR jobs that are developed by the board of directors established in §
41-22-404
.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 2001, ch. 289, § 2; 2003, ch. 187, §§ 10, 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-404 - Board created

There is created a board to be known as the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (TRICOR) board, referred to in this part as "the board," which has the authority to manage and operate the TRICOR programs for the state including its post-release placement program. The board's management and operation of TRICOR shall not interfere with the commissioner's duty to provide for the security of the institutions.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 1996, ch. 564, § 1; 1999, ch. 390, § 1; 2001, ch. 289, § 3; 2003, ch. 187, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-408 - Contracts for services - Budgets - Operating plans - Monitoring

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board has the authority to contract for professional services, for which reimbursement may be established on an incentive basis, and for the lease or purchase of property and equipment, to be provided for TRICOR, that is necessary for the efficient discharge of its duties to manage and operate.
(b)
The board shall establish the budget for TRICOR based on its mission and shall submit its budget directly to the commissioner of finance and administration independent from the department of correction budget.
(c)
The board shall approve the annual operating plan of TRICOR.
(d)
The board shall establish and review, as necessary, the pricing policies for products and services provided by TRICOR.
(e)
The board shall have such other powers as are necessary to accomplish the mission of TRICOR as the board establishes for itself and as are reviewed by the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives and the governor.
(f)
(1)
The board has the duty to monitor TRICOR's operation and management and to impose such limitations as are prudent and necessary to assure that freedoms and powers are not abused. The board and TRICOR are subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury as provided by law. With the approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the board may engage the services of a public accounting firm.
(2)
The board shall assist TRICOR in maintaining the quality of management processes and reporting, providing for the adequacy of financial and accounting control systems and serving as a communications channel between TRICOR managers and auditors.
(3)
(A)
The board shall adopt and publish bylaws to govern its operation and to provide an orderly change process by which its powers, responsibilities and functions may from time to time be modified. The bylaws of TRICOR shall be altered, rescinded or amended in the manner described in subdivision (f)(3)(B).
(B)
The adopted bylaws may be altered, rescinded or amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of any regular or special meeting of the board of directors, if a copy of the proposed amendment is submitted in writing to each director at least ten (10) days before the meeting at which a vote upon the proposal is to be taken and upon ratification by the state and local government committee of the senate, the state government committee of the house of representatives and the governor or the governor's designee.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 60, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 70, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 64, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 2003 , ch. 187, §§ 21-29; 2006, ch. 750, § 4; 2011 , ch. 410, § 2(k); 2012 , ch. 925, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-409 - Meetings

(a)
The board shall meet at least four (4) times each year to conduct business and may also hold public hearings to receive the views of the public or to gather information. The board may meet at any time on call of the chair or a majority of the members. Each member of the board or of a committee of the board shall be given reasonable written notice of each meeting of the board or the committee.
(b)
The chair may appoint such committees from the membership of the board as may be necessary to expeditiously and thoroughly perform the business of the board.
(c)
A quorum consists of a majority of the board for meetings of the board and consists of a majority of a subcommittee for meetings of a subcommittee.
(d)
Roberts' Rules of Order shall govern meetings of the board when not in conflict with specific bylaws or other rules as may be adopted by the board.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-410 - Service without compensation - Reimbursement of expenses

Board members shall serve without compensation. Board members are entitled to reimbursement for actual travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive state travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-411 - Performance evaluation

Board performance shall be evaluated on the basis of the degree to which TRICOR accomplishes the elements of its mission. Performance shall be reported each year in an annual report by TRICOR through the board to the governor and to the general assembly through the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 61, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 71, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 64, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1; 2003 , ch. 187, § 30; 2011 , ch. 410, § 2(l).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-412 - Volunteer status of board members

Each board member is deemed to be a participant in a volunteer program as referenced in §
8-42-101
and is entitled to the same rights and privileges as prescribed in §
8-42-101
for volunteers.
Acts 1994, ch. 737, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 22 - WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 41-22-101 — 41-22-415) › Part 4 - TRICOR INMATE LABOR ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-22-401 — 41-22-415) › Section 41-22-413 - Work training for juvenile offenders

TRICOR may enter into an interagency agreement with the department of children's services to provide work training opportunities for juvenile offenders. The juvenile offenders shall at all times be kept separate and removed from adult offenders in the custody of the department of correction during the work training opportunities.
Acts 2007, ch. 472, § 1.