Tennessee Statutes
§ 41-21-404 — Unauthorized means of punishment
Tennessee § 41-21-404
JurisdictionTennessee
Title41
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-404 (2026).
Text
No inmate shall be punished in any other way than is provided in this title, except by the authority of the commissioner of correction.
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Related
Ray Thompson v. State
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Wellington v. Ledford
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5520; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7539; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12138; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-721.
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
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Tennessee § 41-21-404, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/41-21-404.