41-6-301. Purpose.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-301

It is the purpose of this part to: (1) Authorize the commissioner of correction to encourage the sale of inmate-produced arts and crafts items and (2) Designate the uses to be made of deductions from income earned by those sales.

41-6-206. Deductions.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-206

(a) Any inmate employed pursuant to this part shall, in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner, pay from the wages received for work, and the commissioner may deduct from those wages, the following deductions which shall not, in the aggregate, exceed eighty percent (80) of gross...

§ 8-10-2. Municipal court for municipalities.

Statutes | W. Va. Code § 8-10-2

(a) Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, any city may provide by charter provision and any municipality may provide by ordinance for the creation and maintenance of a municipal court, for the appointment or election of an officer to be known as municipal court judge and for his or...

41-6-202. Part definitions.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-202

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of correction (2) "Department" means the department of correction (3) "P.I.E. program" means a joint venture authorized by the TRICOR board as provided for in §...

41-6-201. Purpose.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-201

It is the purpose of this part to: (1) Authorize the commissioner of correction to establish demonstration-type projects involving inmate labor and private industry to be known as Tennessee restitution industries (2) Authorize the commissioner to contract with private industry to lease state land,...

41-6-109. Screening inmates.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-109

 Participating inmates shall be carefully screened and the committing courts shall be consulted before an inmate is placed in the restitution program.

41-6-108. Failure to return.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-108

  In the event inmates participating in restitution employment programs fail to return to the restitution centers within specified time limits, that failure shall constitute prima facie evidence of escape and shall be punished under the penalties imposed by the laws of the state of...

41-6-107. Approval of procedures for handling earnings.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-107

Procedure for the handling of all funds as set forth in this chapter shall be subject to review and approval by the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration. The funds received by the state shall constitute departmental revenues.

41-6-106. Disbursement of earnings.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-106

After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth: (1) Reimbursement to the victims of the offense in amounts and in the manner set forth in the contract executed between the inmate, the victim, and the...

41-1-404. Alternatives in sentencing.

Statutes | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-404

The general assembly finds that the following policy statements regarding the criminal justice system are of importance to the state correction system: (1) Trial judges are encouraged to use alternatives to incarceration as long as the alternatives include requirements of reparation or victim...