Tennessee Statutes
§ 41-21-405 — Self-inflicted wounds by inmate to escape labor - Punishment
Tennessee § 41-21-405
JurisdictionTennessee
Title41
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-405 (2026).
Text
If any person confined in the penitentiary, in a county workhouse, a city or county jail or any other penal institution, upon any charge of or conviction of any criminal offense, by any means or method willfully inflicts any wound upon such inmate's own person for the purpose of or with the effect of rendering the inmate unfit for or incapable of performing any labor assigned, the inmate may be confined in solitary confinement or subject to such other punishment, not inconsistent with humanity, as may be deemed necessary by the warden, sheriff or commissioners for the government and control of the inmates. Inmates who are placed in solitary confinement or who are hospitalized as a result of any self-inflicted wounds shall receive no credit for the time so spent.
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Legislative History
Acts 1959, ch. 76, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-723.
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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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 41-21-405, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/41-21-405.