As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-24-102

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • contractor: means any entity entering a contractual agreement with the commissioner to provide correctional services to inmates under the custody of the department. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • Correctional services: means the following functions, services and activities, when provided within a prison or otherwise:
    (A) Education, training and jobs programs. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • Department: means the department of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Correctional services” means the following functions, services and activities, when provided within a prison or otherwise:

(A) Education, training and jobs programs;
(B) Recreational, religious and other activities;
(C) Development and implementation assistance for classification, management information systems, or other information systems or services;
(D) Food services, commissary, medical services, transportation, sanitation or other ancillary services;
(E) Counseling, special treatment programs, or other programs for special needs;
(F) Operation of facilities other than transitional facilities, including management, custody of inmates, security, and other associated services and activities; and
(G) Operation of transitional facilities;
(3) “Department” means the department of correction;
(4) “Prison” or “facility” means any adult institution operated by or under the authority of the department;
(5) “Prison contractor” or “contractor” means any entity entering a contractual agreement with the commissioner to provide correctional services to inmates under the custody of the department;
(6) “TDOC liaison” means any person appointed by the commissioner to act as the commissioner’s on-site designee so that powers and duties not delegable to the contractor shall be carried out with the authority of the state; and
(7) “Transitional facility” means any adult institution operated by a nonprofit entity under the authority of the department providing short-term transitional services to offenders within one (1) year of release on parole or expiration of sentence, excluding offenders convicted of a sexual offense; provided, however, that the total number of such facilities statewide shall not exceed four (4), and that the total number of beds in such facilities statewide shall not exceed, collectively, one hundred fifty (150).
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