Tennessee Statutes
§ 41-1-602 — Establishment
Tennessee·Title 41
(a)The commissioner of correction is authorized to designate certain institutions as regional state workhouses that may be operated by the department of correction to house prisoners sentenced to confinement for six (6) years or less.
(b)Regional state workhouses may be established in one (1) or more development districts created pursuant to title 13, chapter 14.
(c)The institutions shall be sufficiently secure to prevent the unauthorized absence by prisoners in the institutions.
(d)Suitable living quarters shall be maintained and, where possible, the department should provide transportation to jobs and to vocational, educational or other programs in the community.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Thomas Jefferson Teague, Jr.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2008)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 484, § 2; T.C.A. § 41-1-702.
Nearby Sections
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§ 41-1-103
Oath of officers and employees§ 41-1-104
Warden - Duties§ 41-1-105
Reports to commissioner§ 41-1-106
Visits by commissioner§ 41-1-107
Examination of witnesses§ 41-1-108
Insurance on property§ 41-1-109
Repairs and improvements§ 41-1-111
Preservation of records§ 41-1-112
Actions by commissioner§ 41-1-113
Report to governor§ 41-1-114
Report to general assembly