(a) There is created a library region to be composed of the penal and reformatory institutions under the control of the department of correction.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-6-144
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
(b) The library shall have a branch library at each of the penal and reformatory institutions.(c) A librarian shall be appointed who shall serve as a consultant in the state library and archives, public library section.(d) The commissioner of correction shall ensure that penal and reformatory institutions shall comply with the requirements for libraries as provided in title 10, chapter 5, part 1, except for such provisions of any law, rule or regulation that conflicts with the primary penal and reformatory function of such institutions.
