Title 41, Correctional Institutions and Inmates

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Interstate Furlough Compact.”

The governor of this state is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the state of Tennessee with any of the United States legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:A compact entered into by and among the contracting states, with the consent o…

(1) As used in this compact, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Appropriate official” means a person designated by the sending state to grant furloughs or by the receiving state to accept or reject furloughs pursuant to this compact;(2) “Authorized person” means a person …

(a) A furlough pursuant to this compact may be granted to an inmate for the following reasons:(1) To visit a critically ill relative; or(2) To attend a funeral of a relative. (1) To visit a critically ill relative; or (2) To attend a funeral of a relative. (b) A furlough among st…

(1) In emergency circumstances, as defined in § 41-23-204, the appropriate official of the sending state shall, prior to granting such furlough:(1) Verify the legitimacy of the request; and(2) Upon verification, immediately notify and secure the consent of the receiving state. (1…

(1) The appropriate official of a party state may supplement but in no way abrogate the provisions of this compact through one (1) or more contracts with any other party state for the furlough of inmates. The contracts may provide for:(1) Duration;(2) Terms and conditions of the …

(a) As provided for by the laws, rules, and regulations of the sending state, the inmate on furlough will at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate officials and authorized persons of the sending state, who shall retain the powers over the inmates on furlough…

(a) Costs arising out of a grant of a furlough for transportation, lodgings, meals and other related expenses shall be the sole responsibility of the inmate on furlough. (b) Extraordinary costs, other than those specified in subsection (a) arising from the grant of furlough among…

(1) The contracting states solemnly agree that this compact shall:(1) Become operative immediately upon its execution by any state as between it and any other state or states so executing. When executed it shall have the full force and effect of law within such state, the form of…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Private Prison Contracting Act of 1986.”

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction;(2) “Correctional services” means the following functions, services and activities, when provided within a prison or otherwise:(A) Education, training and jo…

(a) The commissioner is authorized to enter into contracts for correctional services only as provided in this chapter. (b) Contracts for correctional services, may be entered into subject to the requirements and procedures of [former] §§ 12-4-109 and 12-4-110 [See the Compiler’s …

(a) Any contract for correctional services as defined in § 41-24-102(2)(F) shall be entered into only after each of the following requirements and/or conditions are met:(1) Any request for proposals, any original contract, any contract renewal and any price or cost adjustment or …

(a) Prior to the awarding of any contract to provide correctional services as defined in § 41-24-102(2)(F), the state shall establish objective performance criteria and cost criteria for both the state and private contractor. The performance criteria shall measure the quality of …

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, prior to entering a contract for providing the security function for any prison, such as providing correctional officers or other persons providing security and control over inmates, the following requiremen…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, no contract for correctional services as defined in § 41-24-102(2)(F), shall be entered into unless the following requirements are met:(1) The contractor provides audited financial statements for the previou…

The provisions of title 39, chapter 16, including, without limitation, § 39-16-201 and §§ 39-16-605 — 39-16-608, shall apply to offenses committed by or with regard to inmates assigned to facilities or programs for which a prison contractor is providing correctional services.

In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law, the commissioner shall monitor any contracts with prison contractors providing correctional services and shall report at least annually, or as requested, to the state and local government committee of the senate and the st…

(1) No contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow or imply a delegation of the authority or responsibility of the commissioner to a prison contractor for any of the following:(1) Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release and parole eligi…

(1) All existing provisions of law shall apply to a prison contractor except as provided in this section or otherwise provided in this chapter:(1) Title 12, chapter 3, relative to public purchases, shall not apply to purchases and procurements of a prison contractor providing cor…

(a) The following provisions shall govern eligibility for membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system for employees of a prison contractor providing correctional services as defined in § 41-24-102(2)(F):(1) Department of correction employees in positions under the …

(a) The following provisions shall govern the rights of employees of the state who become employees of the contractor. (b) Any employee of the contractor who was formerly an employee of the state shall have the following rights while in the employ of the contractor:(1) The employ…

In a facility operated pursuant to a contract to provide correctional services, as defined in § 41-24-102(2)(F), or in a facility operated pursuant to a contract with a county to hold state inmates and that county has entered into a contract with a contractor to provide correctio…

The commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, as required to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

Section 39-16-606 shall apply to the appropriate official of a prison or facility operated by a private prison contractor when any inmate housed in the prison or facility escapes from the private contractor prison or facility.

The records and other documents concerning any inmate who is sentenced to the custody of the department of correction and is being housed in a prison or facility operated by a private prison contractor shall be public records to the same extent such records are public if an inmat…

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, including [former] § 8-30-309 [repealed], and recognizing the years of faithful and dedicated service to the department by the employees of community services agencies providing correctional health services for the depart…

(a) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “out-of-state prisoner” means a person incarcerated in a correctional facility within this state on behalf of a state other than Tennessee or a governmental entity whose jurisdiction is outside of Tennes…

When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer of convicted criminal offenders who are citizens or nationals of foreign countries to those foreign countries of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor or the governo…

The superintendent, director or warden of any correctional institution or county or municipal jail or workhouse shall provide training in universal precaution from bloodborne pathogens for all employees at risk for potential occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, includin…

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Tennessee through control of the spread of infectious diseases. The purpose of this section is to require a correctional institution to inform an employee, contract employee or visito…

(a) Whenever any inmate committed to a state penal institution dies, and the inmate is known by health personnel of the department of correction to be infected by a bloodborne pathogen as defined in § 41-51-102(b), the superintendent, director or warden of the state penal institu…

(a) No person who has been convicted of an offense that will require the person to register as a sexual offender pursuant to title 40, chapter 39, part 2, and who is being housed in a county or municipal jail or workhouse, shall be eligible for, nor shall such person be placed on…

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Correctional environment” means a physical location, whether a facility or transport vehicle, in which an inmate must be under custody and control of a correctional officer in accordance with recognized correctional standards;(2) “Correctional instit…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), beginning on the date on which a pregnancy is known to a law enforcement agency and confirmed by a healthcare professional, an inmate in the custody of a correctional institution must not be placed in restraints. (b) The prohibition under…

(a) The department of correction shall provide an inmate who is discharged from imprisonment for a felony offense and who intends to reside in this state with relevant documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release employment and shall coordinate with the department…

The department of correction and the department of safety are authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this part. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Correctional facility” means an adult correctional facility located:(A) On public property that houses, in whole or in part, inmates under the custody of the department for which correctional services are provided to such inmates by a prison contract…

(a) Each correctional officer at a correctional facility shall utilize a body camera at all times when the officer is on duty at the facility and is in contact with or may reasonably anticipate contact or interaction with an inmate. The body camera must be recording at all times …