As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Board” means the board of control of the Tennessee corrections institute; “Correctional personnel” means all correctional officers, dormitory supervisor counselors, both adult and juvenile, and chaplains employed in municipal, county and metropolitan jurisdictions; and “Institute” means the Tennessee corrections institute.
There is hereby created the Tennessee corrections institute. [Deleted by 2019 amendment.]
The Tennessee corrections institute shall: Train correctional personnel in the methods of delivering correctional services in municipal, county and metropolitan jurisdictions; Evaluate correctional programs in municipal, county and metropolitan jurisdictions. At the request of the commissioner of correction, the institute may also evaluate state correctional programs; Conduct studies and research in the area of corrections […]
In addition to correctional personnel from other jurisdictions within the state, students pursuing a degree with a major in any field within the area of criminal justice in a college or university of this state should also be eligible for enrollment and training at the institute, the same as if they were correctional personnel. The […]
The correctional services programs of the institute shall be under the direction of the board of control of the institute. The board of control shall consist of seven (7) members: The governor or the governor’s designee; The commissioner of correction or the commissioner’s designee; The chair of the department of criminal justice of an institution […]
The board is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts with state, local, municipal, county or metropolitan correctional and criminal justice officials as may be necessary in order to carry out title 40, chapter 28, this chapter and chapter 21 of this title. In addition, the board has the power to contract with appropriate […]
The state building commission is authorized and empowered to acquire a site or sites to construct a suitable building or buildings for conducting the programs of the institute. The commission may accept from any agency or department of state or local government a site or building by gift, donation or loan and in that event, […]
At the request of the commissioner of correction, the institute may provide the department of correction with technical and programmatic assistance, including inspections of state facilities. The institute shall provide the department with a report concerning the deficiencies or departures from standards found as the result of the inspection.
The board shall hire an executive director as its duly appointed representative to perform all administrative functions for the board. The person selected to become executive director must be approved by majority vote of the board prior to serving in the position. The executive director is authorized to employ such personnel as may reasonably be […]
