reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-122 - Transfer to state psychiatric hospital

(a)
Whenever the sheriff or superintendent or other official in charge of the county workhouse or penal farm determines that a prisoner convicted and sentenced to the workhouse or penal farm requires hospitalization for treatment of a mental illness, that official may seek the admission of the prisoner to a state psychiatric hospital under §
33-6-201
, title 33, chapter 6, part 4 or title 33, chapter 6, part 5.
(b)
A prisoner from a workhouse or penal farm who is admitted to a state psychiatric hospital under §
33-6-201
, title 33, chapter 6, part 4 or title 33, chapter 6, part 5 shall be returned to the workhouse or penal farm whenever the superintendent of the hospital determines that the prisoner no longer meets the standards under which the prisoner was admitted or when continued hospitalization is no longer advisable or beneficial.
Acts 1947, ch. 5, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 11793; modified; Acts 1967, ch. 164, § 1; 1977, ch. 387, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §41-1230; Acts 1986, ch. 744, § 17; 2000, ch. 947, §§ 8A, 8C, 8E.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-124 - Work contracts with other counties

Any county not desiring to work its workhouse prisoners may, through its county mayor, by direction of the county legislative body, contract with any other county for the custody and employment of such prisoners. The prisoners shall then be worked and guarded by the county contracting to take them and shall be subject to any rules that may be established by the workhouse commissioners of that county.
Acts 1891, ch. 123, § 22; Shan., § 7428; Code 1932, §12037; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §41-1232; Acts 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-125 - Contracts with department of transportation

The department of transportation is authorized to enter into and make such contracts as may be deemed advisable by the department, with county officials charged by law to work workhouse prisoners in the construction or reconstruction of roads and to compensate such counties by allowing credit to the county in cooperating in the construction or reconstruction of roads with the department, for the state or federal government, upon such terms as may be approved by the appropriate department of the government of the United States and the Tennessee department of transportation.
Acts 1917, ch. 40, § 3; Shan., § 7581a22; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 33; Code 1932, § 12204; modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1233.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-126 - Contract to bail out prisoner - Surrender of prisoner by bailee - Action against delinquent bailee

(a)
Any person, after sentence of punishment by imprisonment of any prisoner has expired, may, by contract with the workhouse commissioners and with the consent of the prisoner, bail out any prisoner, under the following form and conditions:
State of Tennessee,
County of ____________________.
I, ______________, principal, and ______________, sureties, do hereby agree to pay the State of Tennessee, for the use of ____________________ county, the sum of ____________________ dollars, in monthly installments of ____________________ dollars, to be paid on the ____________________ day of each month, until the whole is paid, this being the amount for which ______________ is confined in the ____________________ county workhouse. ______________ agrees to be bailed out of the workhouse by above parties, and agrees to work out or pay the amount above specified as therein stated, at the office of the county mayor. Should ______________ fail to do so, then ______________ is liable to be arrested and delivered to the superintendent of the workhouse, to work out any balance unpaid and the costs of the arrest. In case of default and arrest, the bailee is only liable for the amount falling due prior to the arrest.
This ____________________ day of ____________________, 20____________________.
(b)
(1)
The prisoner, while so bailed, shall be in the hands of the bailee, who may, at any time, surrender and turn over the prisoner to the superintendent of the workhouse and shall be discharged from further liability on the contract; provided, that the bailee shall pay into the county treasury, on receivable warrant of the county mayor, the amount falling due by the terms of the contract prior to the surrender of the prisoner.
(2)
The bailee shall have the power to arrest the prisoner in person or through any sheriff or constable anywhere in the state; and the prisoner, when arrested, shall be delivered to the superintendent of the workhouse and shall be compelled to work out such part of the original fine and costs as have not been worked out or paid by the prisoner under the agreement and the costs of the arrest in addition.
(c)
If the bailee fails to pay the fine and costs, or costs only, according to the agreement, then the county mayor shall, in the name of the state, for the use of the county, proceed against the bailee and the sureties before any general sessions or circuit court.
Acts 1891, ch. 123, §§ 19, 20; Shan., §§ 7424-7426; Code 1932, §§ 12033-12035; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§41-1234 -- 41-1236; Acts 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-127 - Release of prisoners for occupational, scholastic or medical purposes

(a)
Counties having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall permit certain prisoners to leave the workhouse or jail during reasonable and necessary hours for occupational, scholastic or medical purposes as provided in §§
41-2-127
- 41-2-132.
(b)
All other counties of this state are authorized to permit certain prisoners to leave the workhouse or jail during reasonable and necessary hours for occupational, scholastic or medical purposes as provided in §§
41-2-127
- 41-2-132.
Acts 1967, ch. 259, § 1; 1972, ch. 626, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1237.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-130 - Employment of prisoners in another county

(a)
The county board of commissioners, or county legislative body if there is no county board of commissioners, may, by order, authorize the warden, superintendent or other person in charge of the workhouse to whom the prisoner is committed to arrange with another warden, superintendent or other person in charge of a workhouse for the employment of the prisoner in the other's county and, while so employed, to be in the other's custody but in other respects to be and continue subject to the commitment.
(b)
In like manner, the county legislative body may authorize the sheriff to so arrange with the sheriff of another county, in the case of jail prisoners, for employment of any such prisoner in the other's county, to be in that sheriff's custody while so employed but in all other respects to be and continue subject to the commitment.
Acts 1967, ch. 259, § 5; 1972, ch. 626, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 41-1241.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-131 - Grounds for refusal to release prisoner

The warden, superintendent or other person in charge of a workhouse may refuse to permit the prisoner to exercise the privilege to leave the workhouse for any breach of discipline or other violation of workhouse regulations. Similarly, the sheriff may refuse to permit the prisoner to exercise the privilege to leave the jail for any breach of discipline or other violation of jail regulations.
Acts 1967, ch. 259, § 6; 1972, ch. 626, § 6; T.C.A., § 41-1242.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-132 - Contracts with other governmental agencies for accepting work release prisoners

The warden, superintendent, prison keeper or other administrative head of a workhouse shall be authorized, with the approval of the local governing body of the county workhouse, to jointly contract with any other governmental agency, whether federal, state, county or municipal, with regard to accepting prisoners in custody of such other governmental agency or agencies for purposes of participation in the work release program under §§
41-2-127
- 41-2-132. Also, the sheriff may, with the approval of the county legislative body, contract with another unit of government with regard to accepting prisoners in the custody of that government for the purpose of participating in the work release program.
Acts 1967, ch. 259, § 7; 1972, ch. 626, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 41-1243.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-133 - Institution of work release programs by counties - Costs

(a)
All counties in the state, except as provided in subsection (b), may institute a work release program in accordance with this chapter.
(b)
This section shall not apply to any county having a population, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of:
not less than
nor more than
14,400
14,500
19,500
19,600
20,200
20,300
28,000
28,100
30,400
30,500
(c)
The state's share of the cost imposed on local governments by the work release program as instituted by this section shall be funded by the increase in state taxes apportioned by law to cities and counties that are not specifically earmarked for a particular purpose.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 1; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; 1980, ch. 911, §§ 1, 4, 5; T.C.A., § 41-1244.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-134 - Commission created to authorize work release

(a)
There is created a commission to authorize prisoners to come under a work release program whenever any person has been committed to the workhouse or similar place of confinement and to approve educational programs established pursuant to §
41-2-145
.
(b)
The commission, as authorized in this section, is authorized and empowered to permit the defendant to leave the workhouse during approved working hours to work at a place of employment and to earn a living to meet, in whole or in part, the cost of the prisoner's current financial obligations; provided, that the prisoner returns to the workhouse each day after work and that the prisoner is released only for related rehabilitative purposes as recommended by the correctional/rehabilitation work release coordinator.
(c)
(1)
In any county having a population of not less than eight hundred twenty-five thousand (825,000) nor more than eight hundred thirty thousand (830,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and in any county having a metropolitan form of government and a population of not less than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the commission shall be composed of not more than twelve (12) members nor less than three (3) members, who shall meet as three-member panels for the purpose of reviewing and approving applications for work release.
(2)
In other counties, the commission shall be composed of three (3) members.
(3)
In all counties:
(A)
The sheriff or workhouse superintendent shall appoint the members of the commission, subject to the approval of the county legislative body;
(B)
Each member shall serve a four-year term; and
(C)
A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d)
The commission shall meet weekly or at the call of the sheriff at the sheriff's office.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 2; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; 1977, ch. 395, § 1; 1980, ch. 911, § 2; T.C.A., § 41-1245; Acts 1986, ch. 744, §§20, 21; 1995, ch. 472, § 1; 1996, ch. 849, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-135 - Petition to come under the work release program

A prisoner desiring to come under the work release program shall file a petition with the work release coordinator of the correctional/rehabilitation division. The petition must be joined in by the sheriff and concurred in by the warden of the workhouse and approved by the commission.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 3; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1246.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-136 - Grounds for removal from program

Any prisoner placed under the work release program may be taken out of the program for just cause by the commission. In the event a prisoner is taken out of the work release program, the prisoner shall remain in the workhouse and complete the sentence.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 4; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1247.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-137 - Failure to return from work on time as evidence of intent to escape - Penalty

In the event a prisoner placed under the work release program does not return to the workhouse at the time specified by the warden or the work release coordinator as a condition of being placed under the work release program, the failure to return shall constitute prima facie evidence of intent to escape and the prisoner shall thereby be subject to those penalties as are imposed or shall hereafter be imposed under the general law of this state for persons charged with the crime of escape.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 5; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1248.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-138 - Monthly report to sentencing judge

The warden of the workhouse shall file a monthly report with respect to each prisoner placed under the work release program with the judge by whom the prisoner was sentenced advising the judge as to the conduct and financial achievement of the prisoner.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 6; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1249.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-139 - Liability of participating prisoners for program costs

Any prisoner placed under the work release program who has been convicted of a misdemeanor shall pay to the workhouse, for housing, board and administration of the program, the sum of not less than six dollars ($6.00) nor more than twenty-eight dollars ($28.00) for each day the prisoner works at employment away from the workhouse, in addition to any fine imposed by the court. The amount to be paid shall be determined by the board of commissioners established by §
41-2-134
and in accordance with §
41-2-129(b)(1)
.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 7; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; 1976, ch. 812, § 1; 1980, ch. 911, § 3; T.C.A., § 41-1250; Acts 1986, ch. 787, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-140 - Disbursement of wages - Duty of warden

The warden of the workhouse shall be responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all wages earned by a participating prisoner, and the wages shall be received, disbursed and accounted for in the fashion directed by the finance director of a metropolitan government.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 8; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1251.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-141 - Rules and regulations governing work release program

(a)
The sheriff, the correctional/rehabilitation work release coordinator and the warden of the workhouse shall establish rules and regulations for the orderly operation of the work release program. The rules and regulations must be approved by the commission.
(b)
A violation of any rules and regulations so promulgated shall constitute cause for the removal of the prisoner from the program under the provisions of §
41-2-136
.
Acts 1967, ch. 285, § 9; 1973, ch. 87, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1252.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-142 - Furlough program

(a)
All counties in the state having duly adopted a consolidated or metropolitan form of government pursuant to title 7, chapter 1 shall institute a furlough program for workhouse prisoners.
(b)
All counties having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall institute a furlough program for county jail or workhouse prisoners.
Acts 1973, ch. 13, § 1; 1977, ch. 372, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1253; Acts 1987, ch. 49, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-143 - Conditions for furlough - Procedure

(a)
Whenever any person has been committed to the county jail or county workhouse, any sheriff or workhouse superintendent of a county with a population of eight hundred thousand (800,000) or more, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, is authorized, in the official's sole discretion, to permit an inmate to leave the place of confinement on furlough under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed and promulgated by the sheriff or workhouse superintendent.
(b)
Whenever any person has been committed to the workhouse in a county having a metropolitan form of government, the metropolitan sheriff is authorized, in the sheriff's sole discretion, to permit an inmate to leave the place of confinement on furlough, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed and promulgated by the sheriff.
(c)
All furloughs shall be made on an individual basis under reasonable conditions to inmates:
(1)
In the event of serious illness or death of a member of the inmate's immediate family;
(2)
Who is on the work release program; or
(3)
Who has remaining before the inmate's scheduled release date a certain maximum number of days, which maximum number of days shall be fixed by a schedule to be included in the rules and regulations prescribed and promulgated by the sheriff or workhouse superintendent.
(d)
Furlough will be for a maximum of three (3) days, unless a longer time is specifically authorized by the sheriff or workhouse superintendent, and shall be granted only to those with a record of behavior and conduct as to be worthy of the privilege.
(e)
Any inmate eligible to be granted a furlough by the sheriff, chief jail administrator or workhouse superintendent may make application to that superintendent or sheriff upon forms furnished by the workhouse or sheriff's department. The sheriff or the workhouse superintendent, after due consideration, may approve, reject or modify the request for furlough or may defer action on a request. The request shall be granted only upon notification of the furlough to the committing judge and to law enforcement authorities in the county of the prisoner's former residence.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 900, s 7, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 1973, ch. 13, § 2; 1977, ch. 372, § 2; T.C.A., § 41-1254; Acts 1987, ch. 49, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-144 - Inmate incentive program

All counties in the state having duly adopted a consolidated or metropolitan form of government pursuant to title 7, chapter 1, and all counties of the state having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall institute an inmate incentive program for workhouse prisoners, as set out in §
41-2-145
.
Acts 1973, ch. 100, § 1; 1977, ch. 395, § 2; T.C.A., § 41-1255.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-146 - Workhouse or jail maintenance work - Reduction of sentence for inmate labor

(a)
When any prisoner has been sentenced to imprisonment in a county workhouse or jail or is serving time in the county jail or workhouse pursuant to an agreement with the department of correction, the sheriff or superintendent of the county shall be authorized to permit the prisoner to participate in work programs.
(b)
Work performed by the prisoner under this section shall be credited toward reduction of the prisoner's sentence in the following manner: for each one (1) day worked on such duties by the prisoner the sentence shall be reduced by two (2) days.
Acts 1980, ch. 688, § 1; 1981, ch. 276, §§ 1-5; T.C.A., §41-1257; Acts 1986, ch. 744, § 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-147 - Certain prisoners in local jails or workhouses - Eligibility for work-related programs - Credits

(a)
The sheriff or administrative authority having responsibility for the custody of any person sentenced to a local jail or workhouse pursuant to former §
40-35-302
[repealed], §
40-35-306
[repealed], §
40-35-307
[repealed] or §
40-35-311
[repealed] or present §
40-35-302
, §
40-35-306
, §
40-35-307
or §
40-35-314
shall, when a person has become eligible for work related programs pursuant to those sections, be authorized to permit the person to perform any of the duties set out in §
41-2-123
or §
41-2-146
.
(b)
Work performed by a prisoner under this section shall be credited toward reduction of the prisoner's sentence in the following manner: for each one (1) day worked on such duties by the prisoner the sentence shall be reduced by two (2) days.
(c)
Any prisoner receiving sentence credits under this section shall not be eligible for the sentence reduction authorized by §
41-2-111
.
Acts 1984, ch. 841, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-149 - Work release programs - Litter removal - Participation

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), all persons sentenced to the county workhouse, either for a felony or misdemeanor conviction, in counties with an existing work release program whereby, among other things, prisoners remove litter and trash from public roads and other public areas, may be required to participate in the litter removal portion of that work release program during the period of the person's incarceration.
(b)
(1)
The only exceptions to the requirements of subsection (a) shall be for those persons who, in the opinion of the sheriff or the superintendent of the jail, would present a security risk or a danger to the public if allowed to leave the confines of the jail or workhouse and those persons who, in the opinion of a licensed physician, should not perform the labor for medical reasons.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as making persons convicted of the offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant as prohibited by §
55-10-401
eligible to participate in a work release program, a litter removal program or receive sentence reduction credits as authorized by this section, nor shall this section be construed as altering or decreasing the penalties established by law for that offense.
(c)
All persons participating in the work release program required by this section shall receive sentence reduction credits for the work at the same rate as is provided in §
41-2-123(b)(3)
.
Acts 1989, ch. 511, §§ 1, 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-150 - Work programs - Participation required - Exceptions

(a)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except as provided in subsection (b), any person sentenced to the county workhouse or jail, either for a felony or misdemeanor conviction, in counties with programs whereby prisoners work either for pay or sentence reduction, or both, shall be required to participate in work programs during the period of the person's incarceration. Any prisoner who refuses to participate in those programs when work is available shall have any sentence reduction credits received pursuant to §
41-2-123
or §
41-2-146
reduced by two (2) days of credit for each one (1) day of refusal to work. Any prisoner who refuses to participate in the work programs who has not received any sentence reduction credits pursuant to §
41-2-123
or §
41-2-146
may be denied good time credit in accordance with §
41-2-111(b)
and may also be denied any other privileges given to inmates in good standing for refusal to work.
(b)
The only exceptions to the requirements of subsection (a) shall be for those persons who, in the opinion of the sheriff or the superintendent of the jail, would present a security risk or a danger to the public if allowed to leave the confines of the jail or workhouse and those persons who, in the opinion of a licensed physician or licensed medical professional, should not perform the labor for medical reasons.
Acts 1997, ch. 112, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-151 - Interlocal agreements for joint operation of workhouses

Nothing in this chapter or any other provision of general law shall be construed to prevent two (2) or more counties from entering into an interlocal agreement for the joint operation of a workhouse to serve the counties so agreeing.
Acts 1999, ch. 190, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 2 - COUNTY WORKHOUSES (§§ 41-2-101 — 41-2-152) › Section 41-2-152 - Electronic monitoring for work release - Costs paid by employer - Applicability

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (c), beginning January 1, 2024, a prisoner of a county workhouse or jail who is released from custody on work release or otherwise allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for employment or to perform work in the community, whether the work is paid or unpaid, must use an electronic monitoring device at all times when the prisoner is not on the grounds of the county workhouse or jail.
(b)
The entity employing the prisoner or utilizing the prisoner for work shall pay the costs of the electronic monitoring device required pursuant to subsection (a).
(c)
This section does not apply if:
(1)
The prisoner, at all times while not on the grounds of the county workhouse or jail:
(A)
Is supervised by an armed law enforcement or corrections officer; and
(B)
Remains in the direct eyesight of an armed law enforcement or corrections officer; or
(2)
The judge of the sentencing court and the sheriff of the county where the workhouse or jail is located approve in writing an exemption to allow the prisoner to be released from custody on work release or otherwise be allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for employment or to perform work in the community without an electronic monitoring device.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1052,s 1, eff. 5/28/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 301, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 3 - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL HOUSES (§§ 41-3-101 — 41-3-107) › Section 41-3-101 - Municipal correctional houses authorized

The authorities of any incorporated town may provide such lands, buildings and articles of any kind as may be necessary for a workhouse or house of correction for that town, may appoint suitable persons for the management of the workhouse or house of correction, and make all necessary bylaws and regulations for the government of the inmates, and cause the bylaws and regulations to be enforced.
Code 1858, §5410; Shan., § 7390; mod. Code 1932, § 11999; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 3 - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL HOUSES (§§ 41-3-101 — 41-3-107) › Section 41-3-102 - Punishment of prisoners

(a)
Any prisoner refusing to work or becoming disorderly may be confined in solitary confinement and fed on bread and water or subjected to such other punishment, not inconsistent with humanity, as may be deemed necessary by the commissioners for the government and control of the prisoners.
(b)
Prisoners refusing to work or while in solitary confinement shall receive no credit for the time so spent.
Acts 1891, ch. 123, § 17; Shan., § 7422; Code 1932, § 12000; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 3 - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL HOUSES (§§ 41-3-101 — 41-3-107) › Section 41-3-103 - Payment of earnings to prisoner held for safekeeping

If a prisoner is confined for safekeeping, the prisoner's earnings, after paying for board, shall be paid over to the prisoner on discharge.
Code 1858, §5414; Shan., § 7394; Code 1932, § 12001; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 3 - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL HOUSES (§§ 41-3-101 — 41-3-107) › Section 41-3-104 - Detention for failure to pay fines and costs

If a prisoner is confined for failure to pay a fine and costs, the prisoner shall be detained until the fine and costs, except litigation tax, have been paid by the proceeds of the prisoner's labor.
Code 1858, §5415; Shan., § 7395; mod. Code 1932, § 12002; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1404.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 3 - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL HOUSES (§§ 41-3-101 — 41-3-107) › Section 41-3-105 - Detention after term of imprisonment

After the term for which a prisoner is imprisoned has expired, the prisoner shall be detained until the fine and costs are paid, as provided in §
41-3-104
.
Code 1858, §5417; Shan., § 7397; Code 1932, § 12003; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1405.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 3 - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL HOUSES (§§ 41-3-101 — 41-3-107) › Section 41-3-107 - Public service for municipal offenders - Immunity from liability

(a)
Municipal offenders confined or subject to confinement in a county or municipal jail or workhouse under applicable law may be sentenced by the court to perform public service work for the municipality.
(b)
The municipality and its officers and employees shall not be liable for any injury sustained by the offender while the offender is on a public service work detail if the municipality exercised due care in the supervision of the offender.
(c)
The municipality and its officers and employees shall not be liable to any person for the acts of any offender while the offender is on a public service work detail if the municipality exercised due care in the supervision of the offender.
(d)
The municipality and its officers and employees shall not be liable to any offender or the offender's family for death or injuries received while the offender is on a public service work detail if the municipality exercised due care in the supervision of the offender.
(e)
The authority and protection from liability provided by this section are supplemental and in addition to the authority and protection provided in other laws.
Acts 1993, ch. 238, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-101 - Duty of sheriff - Appointment of jailer

The sheriff of the county has, except in cases otherwise provided by law, the custody and charge of the jail of the county and of all prisoners committed to the jail and may appoint a jailer.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 401, s 1, eff. 5/18/2017.
Code 1858, §5400; Shan., § 7375; Code 1932, § 11984; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-102 - Delivery of jail and prisoners to successor in office

(a)
Upon the resignation, death, removal from office or expiration of the term of office of any sheriff or coroner acting as sheriff, the jail and the prisoners in the jail, with everything belonging or pertaining thereto, shall be delivered over to the successor of the sheriff or coroner or any person duly authorized by law to take charge of the jail.
(b)
A failure to comply with this section, after demand made by the person entitled to the charge of the jail, is a misdemeanor.
Code 1858, §§ 5407, 5408 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 12); Shan., §§ 7385, 7386; Code 1932, §§ 11994, 11995; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-103 - Persons confined - Evaluation authorized

(a)
In addition to convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, the jail is used as a prison for the safekeeping or confinement of the following persons:
(1)
Persons committed for trial for public offenses;
(2)
Inmates sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary, until their removal to the penitentiary;
(3)
Persons committed for contempt or on civil process;
(4)
Persons committed on failure to give security for their appearance as witnesses in any criminal cases;
(5)
Persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense against the United States;
(6)
Insane persons, pending transfer to a hospital for the insane or other disposition; and
(7)
All other persons committed to the jail by authority of law.
(b)
The jailer may perform evaluations of the persons listed in subdivisions (a)(1)-(7) for purposes of classification, management, care, control and cell assignment.
Code 1932, § 11980; Acts 1978, ch. 602, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-104 - Inmates en route to penitentiary

It is the duty of the jailer to receive and safely keep, without any fee therefor, all inmates on their way to the penitentiary, whenever the sheriff or other officer in charge of such inmates may deem it necessary.
Code 1858, §5409; Shan., § 7387; Code 1932, § 11996; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-105 - Federal prisoners

The jailer is liable for failing to receive and safely keep all persons delivered under the authority of the United States, to the like pains and penalties as for similar failures in the case of persons committed under authority of the state; however, the marshal or person delivering a prisoner under authority of the United States is liable to the jailer for fees and the subsistence of the prisoner while so confined, which shall be the same as provided by law for prisoners committed under authority of the state. The jailer will also collect from the marshal fifty cents (50¢) a month for each prisoner, under the resolution of the first congress, and pay the same to the county trustee forthwith, to be accounted for by the trustee as other county funds.
Code 1858, §§ 5397-5399 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 31, §§ 1, 2); Shan., §§ 7372-7374; Code 1932, §§ 11981-11983; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-106 - Filing of process

The mittimus or process by which any prisoner is committed or discharged from jail, or an attested copy of the mittimus or process, shall be regularly filed in its order and safely kept by the sheriff, or jailer, under the sheriff's direction.
Code 1858, §5401; Shan., § 7376; Code 1932, § 11985; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-108 - Support of prisoners

Every person committed to jail may furnish that person's own support, under such precautions as the jailer may deem proper to adopt for the purpose of guarding against escapes and to prevent the importation of intoxicants or narcotics. If such support is not furnished by the prisoner, it shall be furnished by the jailer.
Code 1858, §5418; Shan., § 7429; mod. Code 1932, § 12038; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-109 - Food and bedding

The jailer shall furnish adequate food and bedding.
Code 1858, § 5419 (deriv. Acts 1826, ch. 45, § 1); Shan., §7430; mod. Code 1932, § 12039; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 12039; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1109; Acts 1996, ch. 703, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-110 - Segregation of sexes

Male and female prisoners, except husband and wife, shall not be kept in the same cell or room in jail.
Code 1858, §5423; Shan., § 7434; Code 1932, § 12042; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-111 - Cleanliness

The jailers shall enforce cleanliness in their respective jails. They shall furnish the necessary apparatus for shaving once a week, shall provide bathing facilities separate for males and females, shall furnish hot and cold water, clean and sufficient bedding, and laundering once a week to those prisoners who are not able to provide such for themselves. The jailers shall keep the jails clean and shall remove all filth from each cell once every twenty-four (24) hours.
Code 1932, § 12040; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-112 - Keys kept at jail

It is the duty of the sheriff, where the jail is not fireproof, and so long as any person is confined in the jail, to be constantly at the jail or to have constantly at the jail someone having in possession all keys necessary to liberate all of the prisoners in the jail in case of fire.
Acts 1897, ch. 66, § 1; Shan., § 7440a1; Code 1932, § 12047; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-113 - Night duty

The sheriff or other person shall remain in the jail every night from eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.) to six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.).
Acts 1897, ch. 66, § 2; Shan., § 7440a2; Code 1932, § 12048; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-114 - Correspondence and visitors

After examination and commitment of prisoners, the jailer shall convey letters from prisoners to their counsel and others, sealing and putting them in the post office if required. The jailer shall also admit, without charge, persons having business with prisoners and shall remain present at all interviews between prisoners and others, except their counsel.
Code 1858, § 5421 (deriv. Acts 1826, ch. 45, § 1); Shan., § 7432; Code 1932, §12041; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-116 - Jail inspectors

(a)
The county legislative body may, at its January term each year, appoint three (3) householders or freeholders, residents of the county, of lawful age, to act as jail inspectors for the ensuing year, or the court may appoint inspectors at any other time to act for a shorter period.
(b)
The county mayor shall be an ex officio inspector of the jail in each county.
(c)
It is the duty of the inspectors appointed to:
(1)
Visit and examine the county jail at least once each month;
(2)
Make rules and regulations for the preservation of the health and decorum of the prisoners;
(3)
Decide all disputes between the jailer and the prisoners;
(4)
Provide for the restraint, by ironing or segregation of prisoners who offer violence to fellow prisoners or to the jailer or the jailer's assistants, or for attempting to break jail; and
(5)
Make a report, at each meeting of the county legislative body, of the state and condition of the prisoners and the jail.
Code 1858, §§ 5425-5427 (deriv. Acts 1826, ch. 45, § 2); Shan., §§7436-7438; mod. Code 1932, §§12043-12045; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-1116 -- 41-1118; Acts 1984, ch. 652, §1; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-117 - Violation as misdemeanor

A violation of any of the provisions of §§
41-4-108
- 41-4-116, whether by the sheriff or by any person selected as jailer or guard by the sheriff, is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1897, ch. 66, § 3; Shan., § 7440a3; mod. Code 1932, §12049; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1119; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-118 - Employment of guard

In all cases where a defendant charged with the commission of a felony is committed to jail, either before or after trial, and the safety of the defendant or the defendant's safekeeping, requires a guard, it is the duty of the sheriff to employ a sufficient guard to protect the defendant from violence and to prevent the defendant's escape or rescue. Nothing in §§
41-4-118
- 41-4-120 authorizes the employment of a guard in cases of insufficient jails, but in such cases the defendants shall be sent to adjoining counties, as required by law.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 28, § 1; Shan., § 7377; Code 1932, §11986; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1120.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-119 - Compensation - Taxing of costs

(a)
For service as a guard pursuant to §
41-4-118
, each guard shall receive one dollar ($1.00) for each day, and one dollar ($1.00) for each night so necessarily employed, to be taxed in the bill of costs and paid as other costs are now paid.
(b)
Before the payments provided for in subsection (a) are allowed and taxed in the bill of costs, the sheriff shall, in each case, make a statement showing the names and number of the guards, the time of service and the amount due each. The district attorney general shall examine and certify the statement as correct. The circuit or criminal judge shall also examine the statement, and examine in open court such testimony as the judge may deem necessary as to the necessity of the guards, as to their service, and shall certify that the guards were necessary, and that they have rendered the service, and the cost is correctly taxed, all of which shall be spread on the records. Upon a certified copy being presented to the commissioner of finance and administration, the commissioner shall issue a warrant for the payment.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 28, § 2; Shan., § 7378; Code 1932, § 11987; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1121.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 41 - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INMATES (§§ 41-1-101 — 41-51-302) › Chapter 4 - JAILS AND JAILERS (§§ 41-4-101 — 41-4-144) › Section 41-4-120 - Board in guarding prisoner

Whenever any officer has to pay necessary expenses for board in guarding a prisoner, the expenses shall be allowed to the officer, to be taxed in the bill of costs not to exceed thirty-five cents (35¢) per meal each for the officer, the prisoner and the guard.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 28, § 4; Shan., § 7379; mod. Code 1932, §11988; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1122.