§ 41-51-101. Protection Against Bloodborne Pathogens
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, including, but not limited to, hepatitis B or HIV (AIDS). Voluntary vaccinations shall be provided and strongly encouraged […]
§ 41-51-102. Exposure to Infectious Diseases by Inmates
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 visitor of the infectious disease status of an inmate if […]
§ 41-51-103. Deceased Inmates Infected by Bloodborne Pathogens — Notice to Handlers of Body
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 institution shall inform the person collecting the dead body and the […]
§ 41-51-104. Prohibition Against Trusty Status for Sexual Offenders
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, trusty status. Subsection […]
§ 41-24-114. [reserved.]
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.
§ 41-24-116. Escape From Private Prison or Facility
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.
§ 41-24-117. Records Relating to Inmates in Private Facilities
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 inmate is being housed in a department […]
§ 41-24-118. Transfer of Employees of Community Services Agencies to the Department of Correction
Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, including [former] § 8-30-309, 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 department, community services agency employees who serve in jobs that would be classified as career service, as defined […]
§ 41-24-119. Terms of Release of Out-of-State Prisoner Incarcerated in Tennessee
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 Tennessee. “Out-of-state prisoner” does not include a person incarcerated on behalf of an Indian […]
§ 41-25-101. International Transfer of Convicted Criminals
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 governor’s designee is authorized, subject to the terms of the […]