§ 41-1-127. Survey Evaluating Employment Conditions and Factors Relating to Retention of Correction Officers — Annual Report
In addition to other reports required by this part, the commissioner shall develop and administer a survey of each correction officer who resigns, is terminated, or is transitioned to a position other than correction officer for the purpose of evaluating employment conditions and factors that contribute to or impede the retention of correction officers. The […]
§ 41-1-201. Female Unit Established
The female unit of the state penitentiary shall be a separate institution apart from the administration of the main prison and shall remain a separate unit of the department of correction, but governed by the laws, not in conflict with this chapter, as were in force on July 1, 1965, governing the state penitentiary at […]
§ 41-1-202. Appointment and Qualifications of Warden
The warden of the female penitentiary of this state shall be subject to appointment or discharge by the commissioner of correction, upon approval of the governor. The warden: Shall, at the time of appointment, be not less than twenty-five (25) years of age; Shall be qualified to be proficient in the management of a state […]
§ 41-1-203. Authority and Powers
The warden of the female institution mentioned in § 41-1-201 shall be endowed with the same authority, powers and provisions of the law as are now enjoyed by the warden of the state penitentiary.
§ 41-1-115. Persons Authorized to Possess Otherwise Prohibited Items
The warden or superintendent of each state penal or correctional institution shall post in a conspicuous place in the institution and shall keep up to date a list of the names of guards, employees and other persons authorized to have in their possession while upon the grounds of the institution any of the contraband items […]
§ 41-1-116. Qualifications of Correction Officers
Any person employed as a correctional officer by the department of correction shall: Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; Be a citizen of the United States; Be a high school graduate or its equivalent as determined by the board of control of the Tennessee corrections institute; Have fingerprints on file with the Tennessee […]
§ 41-1-117. Retaking of Prisoners Absconding From Work Release or Violating Furlough Agreements
The commissioner of correction may issue a warrant to retake any prisoner sentenced to the state penitentiary who has absconded while on a work release program or violated the condition of that prisoner’s furlough agreement. The warrant shall not be bondable. Upon proper showing by the department that a prisoner was released in error, the […]
§ 41-1-118. Dogs for Detecting Drugs
The commissioner of correction may maintain at least one (1) dog trained to detect marijuana and other illicit substances at each correctional facility in the commissioner’s charge; but where more than one (1) correctional facility is located within a county, the commissioner may maintain one (1) dog to serve in the several facilities if this […]
§ 41-1-119. Urinalysis Drug Screening Program
A urinalysis drug screening program shall be established within the department of correction. Every thirty (30) days, a urine sample shall be taken from each of twenty-five (25) prison inmates selected at random who are confined in each state correctional institution; and a urinalysis shall be performed to determine the presence of drugs. A positive […]
§ 41-1-120. Improvement of Penitentiary at Petros
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it is the highest priority that the penitentiary at Petros be improved, renovated or rebuilt as necessary to make the institution suitable for use as a time-building institution to house maximum security inmates, primarily, and also medium security or other inmates. The institution shall be named the Brushy […]