Tennessee Statutes
§ 41-2-108 — Sheriff as superintendent
Tennessee § 41-2-108
JurisdictionTennessee
Title41
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-108 (2026).
Text
Whenever the jail in any county has been declared a workhouse, as provided in § 41-2-102 , the sheriff shall be ex officio the superintendent of the workhouse. All persons liable to imprisonment for safekeeping, whether charged with felonies or misdemeanors, shall be confined in the workhouse, securely kept and properly cared for.
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Related
Shorts v. Bartholomew
278 S.W.3d 268 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2009)
Rager v. McMinn County (TV2)
(E.D. Tennessee, 2021)
Ratliff v. Shelby County, Tennessee
(W.D. Tennessee, 2021)
Legislative History
Acts 1891, ch. 123, §§ 10, 11; Shan., § 7415; mod. Code 1932, § 12024; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1215.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 41-2-108, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/41-2-108.