No contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow or imply a delegation of the authority or responsibility of the commissioner to a prison contractor for any of the following:

(1) Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release and parole eligibility dates;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-24-110

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
(2) Developing and implementing procedures for calculating and awarding sentence credits;
(3) Approving inmates for furlough and work release;
(4) Approving the type of work inmates may perform and the wages or sentence credits that may be given to inmates engaging in that work; and
(5) Granting, denying or revoking sentence credits, placing an inmate under less restrictive custody or more restrictive custody; or taking any disciplinary actions.
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