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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-107 - Entities wishing to become or withdraw as members of authority - Requirements

(a)
(1)
Subject to subsection (b), any local governmental entity may become a member of an authority after its creation subject to following the requirements for a public hearing and notice in accordance with §
41-12-105
.
(2)
Any governmental entity that is a member of an existing authority may withdraw from that authority, but no governmental entity shall be permitted to withdraw from any authority after any obligation has been incurred by the authority except by unanimous vote of all members of the authority, and after providing for an appropriate manner to hold the authority harmless concerning the governmental entity's share of any existing indebtedness incurred by the authority during the governmental entity's inclusion in the authority. The governing body of any governmental entity wishing to withdraw from an existing authority shall signify its desire by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate.
(b)
The governing body of any governmental entity wishing to become a member of an existing authority and the governing bodies of the governmental entities then members of the authority shall by concurrent resolutions or ordinances or by agreement provide for the joinder of the governmental entity, identifying the name, address and term of office of initial appointments to the expanded membership in accordance with §
41-12-106
. The requirements of §
41-12-105
likewise apply to any action of the governing body.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-108 - Appointment of executive director - Duties

(a)
The board shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority and who shall serve at the board's pleasure. The board shall enter into a contract with the executive director establishing the director's compensation and term of office.
(b)
The executive director is responsible for all personnel matters related to the authority, including, but not limited to, recruitment, discipline and compensation.
(c)
(1)
The executive director shall annually prepare the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
(2)
If the board has not acted on the budget by the first day of the fiscal year, the previous fiscal year's budget shall automatically go into effect and become the budget for the current fiscal year until the board acts on the budget for the current fiscal year.
(d)
The executive director shall also submit periodic reports to the board that it may direct.
(e)
The executive director shall attend all meetings of the board.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-110 - Applicability of statutory requirements regarding jails and jailers

The provisions of chapter 4 of this title concerning requirements applied to jails and jailers shall apply with regard to any jail owned or operated by the authority.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-111 - Power of condemnation - Acquisition of property - Location of jail

(a)
Subject to subsection (e), an authority has the power to condemn either the fee or any right, title, interest or easement in property that the board may deem necessary for any of the purposes authorized in this chapter, and the property or interest in that property may be so acquired whether or not the property or the interest in the property is owned or held for public use by corporations, associations or persons having the power of eminent domain, or otherwise held or used for public purposes as it may deem necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of the project upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner of the property or interest; provided, that prior public use shall not be interfered with by this use.
(b)
The power of condemnation may be exercised in the mode or method of procedure prescribed by title 29, chapter 17, or in the mode or method of procedure prescribed by any other applicable statutory provisions now in force or hereafter enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
(c)
All public agencies and commissions of the state, with the approval of the governor, are authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant, or convey to an authority created pursuant to this chapter at its request, upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon, without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality, any real property that may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the authority, including real property already devoted to public use.
(d)
Title to any property acquired by an authority created pursuant to this chapter shall be taken in the name of the authority.
(e)
No authority shall locate a jail in a governmental entity that is not a participating governmental entity in the authority unless the governing body of the nonparticipating governmental entity grants express consent to the location.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-112 - Powers of creating or participating governmental entities

Any creating or participating governmental entity has all necessary powers in order to further the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following, any or all of which powers may be exercised by resolution or ordinance of the governmental entity's governing body:
(1)
To advance, donate or lend money on real or personal property to the authority;
(2)
To provide that any funds on hand or to become available to the governmental entity for jail purposes shall be paid directly to the authority;
(3)
To sell, lease, dedicate, donate or otherwise convey to the authority any of the governmental entity's interest in any existing jail or other related property, or grant easements, licenses or other rights or privileges in the existing jail or other related property to the authority;
(4)
To enter into agreements with the authority with regard to the transfer of the governmental entity's employees to the authority with the retention by the employees of any accrued rights in pension, disability, hospitalization and death benefits; and
(5)
To permit the governmental entity's rights, duties and powers under the governmental entity's charter or the laws of the state to be performed or exercised by the authority.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-113 - Personnel not to benefit from services or sales - County growth plan - Carrying weapons

(a)
The commissioners, all appointed officers and all personnel employed by the board of commissioners of any regional jail authority under this chapter are prohibited from receiving any money or other goods or services of value of any sort as a result of any agreement, contractual or otherwise, related to services performed for the authority; and further, those persons are also prohibited from receiving any moneys or other goods or services of value of any sort as a result of any agreement, contractual or otherwise, for the sale of any materials to be installed in any facility owned or operated by the authority.
(b)
Authorities shall provide information requested for the county growth plan to the county or counties in which they provide service. The plans, services and projects of an authority shall be consistent with the relevant county growth plan.
(c)
For purposes of lawfully carrying a weapon, any regional jail officer shall be permitted to carry a weapon to the same extent that a county or municipal jail officer or correction officer is permitted to carry a weapon.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-114 - Appointment of superintendent - Control and authority - Bond

(a)
The authority is authorized to appoint a superintendent to administer any jails owned or operated by the authority. The superintendent shall have and exercise the same control and authority over the prisoners committed or transferred to the facilities as the sheriffs have by law over the prisoners committed or transferred to their jails.
(b)
An authority created pursuant to this chapter may require the superintendent or jail officers, or both, to give bond in such penalty and with such security as the authority may prescribe, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-116 - Dissolution by joint certificate - Terms of agreement

(a)
Whenever the governing bodies of the creating governmental entity and the participating governmental entities each, by resolution or ordinance, determine that the purposes for which the authority was created have been substantially accomplished, that all of the bonds and other obligations of the authority have been fully paid and that the governmental entities have agreed on the distribution of the funds and other properties of the authority, then the executive officers of the governmental entities shall execute and file for record with the secretary of state a joint certificate of dissolution reciting those facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved.
(b)
Upon this filing, the authority shall be dissolved, and title to all funds and other properties of the authority at the time of dissolution shall vest in and be delivered to the governmental entities in accordance with the terms of their agreement relating to the dissolution.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-117 - Additional and supplemental powers - Participation of certain entities

(a)
The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law and are not in substitution for those powers, and the limitations imposed by this chapter shall not affect those powers.
(b)
The powers granted in this chapter may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or charter, except as expressly provided in this chapter.
(c)
Any metropolitan government or any home rule municipality authorized under this chapter to participate in a regional jail authority pursuant to this chapter may do so without the necessity of a charter amendment, notwithstanding anything in its charter to the contrary.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-118 - Policy of competitive bidding - Applicable laws

(a)
The national policy in favor of competition shall ensure a policy of competitive bidding for all authorities.
(b)
An authority shall be subject to the County Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 2.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-119 - Authority as governing body

The authority shall be considered a governing body for purposes of the open meetings laws, compiled in title 8, chapter 44.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-120 - Authority as governmental entity

The authority shall be considered a governmental entity for purposes of the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-121 - Authority as public agency

The authority shall be considered a public agency for purposes of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, compiled in title 12, chapter 9.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 22.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-122 - Records open to public inspection

The records of the authority shall be open to public inspection in accordance with the open records laws, compiled in title 10, chapter 7, part 5.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 23.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-123 - Construction with other laws

If any law or private act conflicts with this chapter, this chapter shall prevail.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 12 - REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 41-12-101 — 41-12-124) › Section 41-12-124 - Liberal construction

This chapter is remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effect its stated purposes and the powers granted in this chapter may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or charter except as expressly provided in this chapter.
Acts 2008, ch. 1092, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-101 - Escort furnished by commissioner

The commissioner of correction shall designate some official or employee, or may appoint some other suitable person, to go after inmates, at the places of their conviction, and to take the inmates to such places as the commissioner may direct.
Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 10; impl. am. Acts. 1915, ch. 7, § 10; Shan., § 7516a1; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 42, 60; Code 1932, § 12113; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-201.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-102 - Persons sentenced to imprisonment

Inmates sentenced to the penitentiary for life, or any term of time, by any court of this state or of the United States held within this state, shall be received into the penitentiary by the warden of the penitentiary, when delivered upon proper authority, and there kept in pursuance of the sentence.
Code 1858, § 5494 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 28); Shan., § 7514; Code 1932, § 12110; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-103 - Reception on commutation of sentence

The warden shall also receive into the penitentiary, under the order of the governor, any person convicted of any crime punishable with death or other punishment, where the sentence is commuted to imprisonment, either for life or a term of years in the penitentiary, and confine that person according to the terms of the commutation.
Code 1858, § 5496; Shan., § 7516; Code 1932, § 12112; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-104 - Delivery of copy of sentence

A certified copy of the sentence shall be delivered with each inmate to the warden of the penitentiary and registered in a book kept by the warden for that purpose.
Code 1858, § 5495; Shan., § 7515; Code 1932, § 12111; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-105 - Copy of indictment furnished

(a)
(1)
Clerks of the criminal and circuit courts of the state are required to furnish the wardens of the state prisons certified copies of all indictments against persons convicted in those courts and sentenced to state prison, at the same time the clerk furnishes the warden copies of the judgment and commitment papers on the convicted person.
(2)
For every certified copy of an indictment furnished the warden by the clerks, they shall be paid a fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25), which shall be taxed and paid as other criminal costs are taxed and paid in criminal cases.
(b)
The clerks of the criminal and circuit courts also shall furnish the central records division of the department of correction a copy of the indictment, judgment and commitment papers of persons convicted of a felony and sentenced to serve a sentence in a local detention facility, for which the clerks shall be paid a fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25), which shall be taxed as other criminal costs and paid in criminal cases.
Acts 1945, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 12111.1; Acts 1965, ch. 355, § 5; 1976, ch. 547, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-106 - Report of confinement of first offenders

Wardens and superintendents shall report the confinement of first term inmates to the division of rehabilitative services within twenty-four (24) hours following the inmates' arrival.
Acts 1949, ch. 257, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 12110.1 (Williams, § 12104.1); Acts 1970, ch. 471, § 17; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-107 - Information recorded on reception

(a)
It is the duty of the warden of the Tennessee state penitentiary upon the reception of any inmate to:
(1)
Take a complete description of the inmate;
(2)
Take the inmate's fingerprints and photograph;
(3)
Record the county in which convicted, the nature of the crime and the period of imprisonment;
(4)
Obtain from the inmate a full and complete statement, giving a brief history of the inmate's past life, showing past residences, the names and post office addresses of all near relatives, and such other facts as may tend to show the past habits and character of the inmate; and
(5)
(A)
Have the inmate undergo HIV testing, with or without the inmate's consent, through a licensed medical laboratory, unless the inmate has been tested pursuant to §
39-13-521
before reception. Unless previously tested, the inmate shall undergo HIV testing and shall also undergo a confirmatory test and be referred to appropriate counseling when necessary.
(B)
The result of any HIV test ordered under this subdivision (a)(5) is not a public record and shall be available only to:
(i)
The person tested;
(ii)
The attending physician of the person tested;
(iii)
The department of health; and
(iv)
The department of correction;
(C)
For purposes of this section, "HIV test" means a test of an individual for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or for antibodies or antigens that result from HIV infection, or for any other substance specifically indicating infection with HIV. The department of correction shall promulgate rules providing for the testing of inmates for HIV, and those rules shall be consistent with the rules and procedures of the department of health;
(D)
This subdivision (a)(5) only applies to inmates less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b)
The warden shall, by correspondence or otherwise, seek to verify or disprove any statements or information obtained from the inmate and pursuant to this section shall preserve the record so obtained as a part of the official records of the Tennessee state penitentiary.
Code 1858, § 5499 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7517; Code 1932, § 12114; Acts 1943, ch. 68, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 12114; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-207; Acts 1997, ch. 298, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-108 - Search of inmate and baggage

The baggage and person of the inmate shall also be carefully searched and every instrument taken from the inmate by which the inmate may effect an escape.
Code 1858, § 5500 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7518; Code 1932, § 12115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-208.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 1 - RECEPTION OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-109) › Section 41-21-109 - Precautions against contagious disease

To prevent the introduction of contagious disorders, the warden shall cause every person sentenced to the penitentiary to be washed, cleansed and kept entirely apart from the other inmates until it is certified by the physician that the inmate may be permitted to join them in labor without danger to their health.
Code 1858, § 5501 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 34); Shan., § 7519; Code 1932, § 12116; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-209.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-201 - Duty of warden

The warden is charged with the duty of treating the inmates with humanity and kindness and protecting them from harsh and cruel treatment and overwork.
Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 3; Shan., § 7498; Code 1932, § 12094; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-202 - Grading and classification of inmates

The inmates shall be graded and classified in such a manner as is most conducive to prison discipline and the moral status of the inmates.
Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 4; Shan., § 7520; mod. Code 1932, § 12117; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 9; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-203 - Cleanliness and health measures

(a)
The warden shall set forth rules and regulations necessary to promote the health, cleanliness and physical welfare of the inmates.
(b)
The warden shall also adopt measures to ensure the cleanliness and sanitary condition of the institution.
Code 1858, § 5508 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7527; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12124; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 11; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-306.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-205 - Censorship of mail

The commissioner of correction, or the commissioner's designated representative, has the duty and is so empowered to establish rules, regulations and procedures regarding the opening, inspecting and reading of mailable items and letters sent to or from any inmate. The regulations shall be established so as to best promote the health, safety and welfare of all inmates.
Code 1858, § 5525 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7544; Code 1932, § 12142; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 16; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-323.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-206 - Access to healthcare products for incarcerated women

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Custodian" means the warden of a state correctional facility;
(2)
"Healthcare products" includes:
(A)
Feminine hygiene products;
(B)
Moisturizing soap that is not lye-based;
(C)
Toothbrushes;
(D)
Toothpaste; and
(E)
Any other healthcare product a custodian deems appropriate; and
(3)
"State correctional facility" means a state facility or state institution that houses an inmate population under the jurisdiction of the department.
(b)
A custodian shall make healthcare products available to all women incarcerated in a state correctional facility at no cost and in a quantity that is appropriate to the needs of the woman without a medical permit. Custodians shall not require that a woman be diagnosed with an illness to access healthcare products. Custodians shall make healthcare products available in housing units and in the medical area of a state correctional facility.
(c)
This section does not establish a minimum standard or otherwise create a private right of action concerning the products supplied to a person incarcerated in a state correctional facility.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 411,s 1, eff. 5/21/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-207 - Work or education of inmates

(a)
All persons sentenced to the penitentiary shall be kept at labor or at school when in sufficient health.
(b)
The work of inmates shall be generally from six (6) to eight (8) hours per day during regular work days throughout the year and the number of hours to be worked in the different seasons of the year shall be regulated by the commissioner of correction. For purposes of this section, any hour an inmate attends school each day shall be credited to the hours the inmate must work each day.
Code 1858, § 5502; Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., §§ 7512, 7521; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 12108, 12118; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-325; Acts 1992, ch. 1022, §§ 1-3; 2005, ch. 271, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-208 - Work within and outside prisons

(a)
The inmates shall be worked within the walls of the prison, except when otherwise provided in this code.
(b)
(1)
The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor when it appears to be in the best interests of this state, is authorized to permit inmates to work at other places in this state other than within the walls of the prison. Any other work performed by the inmates shall be in connection with the duties and functions of the various departments, commissions and divisions of state, municipal and county governments and upon property owned or leased to the state of Tennessee or its political subdivisions.
(2)
The commissioner is authorized to make any rules, regulations and conditions that the commissioner deems necessary and advisable in connection with the performance of such work by inmates.
Code 1858, § 5532; Shan., § 7551; mod. Code 1932, § 12150; Acts 1963, ch. 180, § 2; 1970, ch. 391, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-326.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-209 - Murderers and rapists not to work outside

No inmate under sentence for the crime of murder or rape shall be worked or hired outside of the prison bounds of the penitentiary, unless by the direction of the commissioner of correction.
Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 13; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7513; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12109; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-327.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-210 - Employment adapted to inmate's condition

The particular employment of each inmate shall be such as is best adapted to the inmate's age, sex and state of health, having due regard to that employment that is most profitable.
Code 1858, § 5504 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7523; mod. Code 1932, § 12120; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-328.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-211 - Bibles furnished

Each inmate shall be provided with a Bible, which the inmate may be permitted to peruse in the inmate's cell at such times as the inmate is not required to perform prison labor.
Code 1858, § 5510 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7529; Code 1932, § 12126; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-329.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-216 - Custody of prisoners' personal belongings and funds

(a)
It is lawful for the warden of the penitentiary, acting under and subject to the power of the commissioner of correction, to take charge of any property in the possession of any of the inmates at the time of their entering the prison, and, on the application of the inmate, to sue for and receive any goods, chattels or money due or belonging to that inmate and to keep a correct account of such goods, chattels or money.
(b)
The money or property thus received shall be held subject to the order of the inmate upon discharge, or to the inmate's legal representative in case of death, subject at first to the payment of all costs that may have been adjudged against the inmate and the expenses of keeping the inmate, if any, over the value of the inmate's work.
(c)
If no demand is made for the money by the inmate, or a legally authorized agent or personal representative within six (6) months after the inmate's death or discharge, the amount on hand shall be paid by the warden through the commissioner into the state treasury.
(d)
The warden shall also cause the clothes of each inmate, when received into the penitentiary, to be washed and carefully put away, and shall place a ticket with the inmate's name on the clothes, to be returned to the inmate on the inmate's discharge; or, if the inmate prefers, to dispose of them to the best advantage, and retain the money, to be paid as provided in subsection (b).
Code 1858, §§ 5477-5480 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, §§ 17, 35); Shan., §§ 7493-7496; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 12088-12091; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-336 -- 41-339.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-217 - Funds subject to fines and costs

The funds received by the warden under §
41-21-216
are subject to the satisfaction of any judgment for fine and costs rendered against the inmate upon pronouncing sentence and to the expense of keeping the inmate, if any, over and above the inmate's labor.
Code 1858, § 5481 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 17); Shan., § 7497; Code 1932, § 12092; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-340.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-218 - Notice of rules to inmates

Regulations provided for in this part, with all others adopted by the general assembly or the commissioner in reference to the police and government of the penitentiary, which it is necessary that the inmates should know, together with the provisions of part 4 of this chapter, §§
39-12-103
,
39-13-304
,
39-16-201
,
39-16-402
,
39-16-403
, title 39, chapter 16, part 6 in relation to escapes, and §
39-17-303
, shall be printed so as to be conveniently read and set up by the warden, in a conspicuous place, and also read and explained by the warden to each inmate upon admission to the penitentiary.
Code 1858, § 5524 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 26); impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7543; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12141; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-341; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 40.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-219 - Clothing, money and transportation furnished on discharge

(a)
Each inmate housed at a department of correction institution, at the discretion of the commissioner of correction, shall be furnished at the inmate's release, either on parole or probation pursuant to §
40-20-206
or §
40-35-501(a)
or when discharged without further supervision, with appropriate clothing and with an amount of money not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) for an inmate leaving on parole or probation and an amount not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for an inmate who is discharged without further supervision. Each inmate who is paroled or placed on probation pursuant to §
40-20-206
or §
40-35-501(a)
will also be provided with a nontransferable ticket for the cheapest available means of transportation to the inmate's approved parole or probation residence when private transportation is not available. A parole or probation violator who is re-released within three (3) months following the violator's return to the custody of the department shall be ineligible to receive any release provisions.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner's ability or discretion in enacting policies or undertaking rehabilitative, anti-recidivism, or reentry assistance programs for probationers or parolees.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 558,s 1, eff. 3/21/2014.
Code 1858, § 5528; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7527; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12145; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 12145; Acts 1972, ch. 654, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-342; Acts 1988, ch. 570, § 2; 1991, ch. 77, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-220 - Report of injuries and deaths

The warden at the main prison or any branch prison or mine where any inmate meets with sudden death or physical injury by means of violence or accident shall, within ten (10) days after the occurrence of death or physical injury, report the death or injury to the commissioner of correction, together with a detailed statement under oath of all the facts and circumstances bearing upon the death or injury.
Acts 1889, ch. 204, § 19; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 1; Shan., § 7491; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12086; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-343.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-221 - Examination and disposition of deceased inmate

(a)
Whenever an inmate dies in the penitentiary, the warden shall forthwith notify the commissioner of correction, if practicable, and summon at least one (1) licensed physician of the county of the prison to examine the body of the deceased, whose duty it is to attend and ascertain, as nearly as may be, the cause of death, and report the cause to the commissioner. The warden shall also notify the county medical examiner or the state chief medical examiner in accordance with title 38, chapter 7.
(b)
Disposition of the body must be consistent with the provisions for the disposition of dead bodies in accordance with title 68, chapter 4.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 933, s 1, eff. 4/29/2022.
Code 1858, §§ 5529, 5530; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1899, ch. 206; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., §§ 7548, 7549; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 12147, 12148; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102; 1972, ch. 576, § 19; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-344, 41-345.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-222 - Mental examination of persons eligible for release or parole

The department of mental health and substance abuse services, as soon as it is properly staffed and equipped to examine all persons eligible for release or about to be paroled from the penal institutions of the state, upon the request of the commissioner of correction, shall examine all such persons with the view of determining whether the persons are mentally ill or have symptoms of mental illness and report its findings to the commissioner of correction.
Acts 1955, ch. 204, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-348; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010, ch. 1100, § 69; 2012, ch. 575, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-223 - Complaint for judicial commitment of person scheduled for release to hospital or treatment resource - Stay of release pending completion of hearing

If the commissioner of correction determines from an examination that a person who is in the custody of the department of correction has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance poses a substantial likelihood of serious harm, as defined in §
33-6-501
, then the commissioner shall, no less than thirty (30) days before the person's scheduled release from a correctional facility, file a complaint with the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction under §
33-3-603
for the judicial commitment of the person to a hospital or treatment resource pursuant to title 33, chapter 6, part 5. The clerk shall serve to the person a copy of the complaint pursuant to §
33-3-605
, and shall send a copy of the complaint to the district attorney general with jurisdiction in that district. A complaint filed under this section stays the release of the person pending completion of a hearing pursuant to title 33, chapter 3, part 6.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 504,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1955, ch. 204, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; 1977, ch. 387, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-349; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 8C.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-224 - Notice of release of inmate

(a)
Whenever any inmate is released by reason of the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment from the penitentiary, the warden shall immediately give written notice of the release to the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the municipality to which the inmate will return and to the district attorney general of the judicial district to which the inmate will return.
(b)
The notice shall clearly state:
(1)
The name of the inmate;
(2)
The offense for which the inmate was convicted;
(3)
The date of the conviction;
(4)
The date of the inmate's release; and
(5)
When conviction is based on a morals charge, the nature of the charge.
Acts 1955, ch. 156, § 1; 1977, ch. 320, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-353; Acts 1988, ch. 999, § 2; 1999, ch. 392, §§ 1 - 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-225 - Registration of parolees

All persons released on parole shall immediately register in person or by the probation and parole officer with the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the city to which the inmate is to be released.
Acts 1955, ch. 156, § 2; T.C.A., § 41-354; Acts 1998, ch. 1049, § 62.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-226 - Evaluation of inmates

(a)
Every inmate committed to a state penal institution shall be evaluated as to educational level and ability to learn. The report shall be made in writing by the diagnostic and classification center.
(b)
It is the duty of the commissioner of correction or the commissioner's designee to establish policy and programs that will bring the communication skills of the inmates up to an acceptable level.
(c)
The commissioner shall, at the commissioner's discretion, require all inmates to attend educational classes necessary to bring about the desired results.
Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 21; T.C.A., § 41-355.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-234 - Uniforms of inmates

(a)
All inmates assigned to the custody of the department of correction shall be clothed in a uniform manufactured by TRICOR. The style and materials of the uniform shall be selected by the commissioner and shall be sufficient to distinguish the inmates from all other persons who are not assigned to the custody of the department. TRICOR shall operate programs within correctional facilities to manufacture this clothing.
(b)
(1)
All inmates who are performing work or hard labor outside the confines of a correctional facility under guard or the direct supervision of a correctional employee shall be clothed in a uniform of peculiar style so as to clearly distinguish the inmates from other persons.
(2)
As used in subdivision (b)(1), "uniform of peculiar style" includes, but is not limited to, a uniform comprised of a series of horizontal stripes.
(c)
An inmate who receives the privilege of unsupervised release into the community in order to participate in a program of work release, educational release, restitutional release, prerelease, furlough or parole shall not be required to wear a department of correction inmate uniform during those periods when the inmate is participating in the program and is not on department property.
Acts 1984, ch. 982, § 1; 1986, ch. 513, § 1; 2003, ch. 187, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-235 - Sexual abuse treatment program for incarcerated sex offenders

(a)
The department of correction, in cooperation with the department of mental health and substance abuse services, shall develop a sexual abuse treatment program for sex offenders incarcerated after the program is instituted.
(b)
Successful participation and completion of the treatment program shall be a consideration for parole from a correctional institution.
Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 35; 1998, ch. 970, § 1; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010, ch. 1100, § 69; 2012, ch. 575, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 21 - INMATES (§§ 41-21-101 — 41-21-1006) › Part 2 - REGULATION AND CARE OF INMATES (§§ 41-21-201 — 41-21-244) › Section 41-21-237 - Charges assessed against inmates for services provided by state

(a)
The commissioner of correction is authorized to assess nonindigent inmates reasonable charges for the housing, board, health care, education, vocational training and treatment services provided to them by this state. The inmate shall be notified of the amount of any assessment.
(b)
The charges assessed against an inmate pursuant to subsection (a) may be deducted directly from the inmate's institutional trust fund account without the inmate's consent; provided, that the inmate is notified of the amount so deducted and the charges to which it has been applied.
(c)
The commissioner shall, on a quarterly basis, provide each inmate with a statement detailing all deposits into, withdrawals from and balance remaining in the inmate's institutional trust fund account during the preceding three (3) months.
Acts 1992, ch. 1022, § 4.