Tennessee § 41-1-104 Warden - Duties

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§ 41-1-104 — Warden - Duties

Tennessee § 41-1-104

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-104 (2026).

Text

(a)The warden has the charge and custody of the penitentiary, with the land, buildings, tools, implements and every other species of property within the precincts of the penitentiary, or appertaining to the penitentiary, under the direction and control of the commissioner of correction.

(b)The custody, welfare, conduct and safekeeping of the inmates shall be the responsibility of the warden, who will examine into the affairs of the institution daily to assure that proper standards are maintained.

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(a) The warden has the charge and custody of the penitentiary, with the land, buildings, tools, implements and every other species of property within the precincts of the penitentiary, or appertaining to the penitentiary, under the direction and control of the commissioner of correction. (b) The custody, welfare, conduct and safekeeping of the inmates shall be the responsibility of the warden, who will examine into the affairs of the institution daily to assure that proper standards are maintained.

Legislative History

Code 1858, §§ 5466, 5467; Shan., §§ 7486, 7487; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 12081, 12082; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 2; Acts 1980, ch. 755, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-104 -- 41-106; Acts 1990, ch. 942, § 2.