Tennessee Statutes

§ 41-8-102 — Purpose of chapter

Tennessee·Title 41

This chapter provides financial incentives to counties to house additional nondangerous felony offenders locally. The purpose of the chapter is to mutually benefit state and county governments by:

(1)Helping alleviate overcrowding in state correctional facilities and reducing high operation costs; and (2) Assisting counties in upgrading local correctional facilities and programs.

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Friedmann v. Corrections Corp. of America
310 S.W.3d 366 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)
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Nishiyama v. Dickson County, Tenn.
573 F. Supp. 200 (M.D. Tennessee, 1983)
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Alex Friedmann v. Corrections Corporation of America
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)

Legislative History

Acts 1981, ch. 491, § 2; T.C.A., §41-10-102.

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