The commissioner of correction may permit certain inmates to leave a residential restitution center during necessary and reasonable hours to engage in approved employment or practice legitimate self-employed occupations; provided, that the places of employment are located in this state and within daily commuting distance of the center.
Work outside center
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-103, under Restitution Centers Act of 1976.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-103