§ 41-22-413. Work Training for Juvenile Offenders
TRICOR may enter into an interagency agreement with the department of children’s services to provide work training opportunities for juvenile offenders. The juvenile offenders shall at all times be kept separate and removed from adult offenders in the custody of the department of correction during the work training opportunities.
§ 41-22-414. Offsetting Costs of Incarceration by Generating Revenue — Sales of Surplus Equipment and Materials
It is the intent of the general assembly, as stated in § 41-22-403(2)(B), that TRICOR has as part of its mission to offset the costs of incarceration by generating revenue through the sale of products in lieu of state appropriated funds. It is further the intent of the general assembly, as set out in § […]
§ 41-22-415. Contractual Agreements to Provide for Work Training Programs
TRICOR may enter into contractual agreements with counties and cities to provide work training programs, including the Private Sector Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PS/PIEC) (P.L 96-157, as amended), for prisoners incarcerated in county and city jails.
§ 41-22-109. Contracts for Sale or Manufacture of Products
41-22-115. Pricing of manufactured articles. 41-22-118. Classification and training of inmates.
§ 41-22-401. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “TRICOR Inmate Labor Act of 1994.”
§ 41-22-402. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Equipment” includes, but is not limited to, motor vehicles, industrial machinery, agricultural machinery, office machinery, electronic equipment and computer equipment; “Raw materials” includes, but is not limited to, materials used in the production of goods and services produced or sold by TRICOR; and “TRICOR” means […]
§ 41-22-403. Legislative Intent
The intent of the general assembly and the policy of the state regarding the labor of inmates within the correctional system is as follows: The department of correction is responsible for establishing and assigning inmates to the following inmate programs: Academic and vocational education; Special needs programming; Inmate jobs necessary for supporting the operations of […]
§ 41-22-404. Board Created
There is created a board to be known as the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (TRICOR) board, referred to in this part as “the board,” which has the authority to manage and operate the TRICOR programs for the state including its post-release placement program. The board’s management and operation of TRICOR shall not interfere with […]
§ 41-22-405. Appointment — Membership
The board shall be appointed by the governor and shall be accountable to the governor and shall be accountable to the general assembly through the state and local government committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over corrections. A person with a conflict of interest with TRICOR or […]
§ 41-22-406. Powers and Duties of Board
The board has such powers as are necessary to effectively carry out its mission as defined in § 41-22-403. It is the intent of the general assembly that the board should be as free as is possible to operate its facilities and to pursue its mission with the principles of free enterprise. Notwithstanding any law […]