§ 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 […]
§ 41-22-215. Use of Inmate Labor on Federally Funded Construction
Power is conferred upon the commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, to make and enter into agreements and contracts with the commissioner of transportation and any officer or agency of the federal government under the power conferred by any act of congress of the United States granting funds for the construction of […]
§ 41-22-301. Contracting Board
The county mayor, county clerk and sheriff of each county are constituted a board for their respective counties, whose duty it is to enter into contracts with public road commissioners or other officers or road contractors having the superintendence of working the public roads, for the employment on the public roads of inmates confined in […]
§ 41-22-302. Contracts Without Delay
The contracts are to be made without delay when an inmate is confined in the county jail. It is made the duty of those having the superintendence of the working of the public roads, or road contractors, to enter into contracts immediately with the board named in § 41-22-301 for the employment of the inmates.
§ 41-22-303. Guarding of Work Parties
The contract shall be made according to the following provisions and restrictions: It is the duty of the sheriff of the county to select a guard for the inmates to guard them from the time they are removed from the county jail to be put to work until returned; It is the duty of the […]
§ 41-22-304. Work Day — Amount Credited Against Fines and Costs
Inmates shall be worked on any of the public roads of the county. The same number of hours of labor per day as is required by the public road laws shall constitute a day’s work. An inmate shall be allowed one dollar ($1.00) for each day’s work, which amount shall be credited to the inmate’s […]
§ 41-22-305. Punishment for Refusal to Work
Any inmate refusing to work shall be fed only with one (1) meal per day until willing to render good service as a laborer and proves it by doing good work.