Tennessee Statutes

§ 41-21-209 — Murderers and rapists not to work outside

Tennessee § 41-21-209

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-209 (2026).

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No inmate under sentence for the crime of murder or rape shall be worked or hired outside of the prison bounds of the penitentiary, unless by the direction of the commissioner of correction.

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Legislative History

Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 13; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7513; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12109; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-327.

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