There shall be a statutory procedure whereby the governor, in conjunction with the parole board, has the discretion to effectuate the early release of inmates in order to bring the prison population within acceptable limits.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-406, under Legislative Guidelines for Correctional Policy.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-406
There shall be a statutory procedure whereby the governor, in conjunction with the parole board, has the discretion to effectuate the early release of inmates in order to bring the prison population within acceptable limits.