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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-28-127

  • Board: means the board of parole. See Tennessee Code 40-28-102
  • Parole: means the release of a prisoner to the community by the board prior to the expiration of the prisoner's term subject to conditions imposed by the board and to supervision by the department, or when a court or other authority has issued a warrant against the prisoner and the board, in its discretion, has released the prisoner to answer the warrant of the court or authority. See Tennessee Code 40-28-102
  • 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

The warden of each prison and all officers and employees of each prison and of the board of parole and all other public officials shall at all times cooperate with the board and shall furnish to the board, its officers and employees, information as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions, and the wardens and other employees shall at all times give the members of the board, its officers and employees, free access to all prisoners confined in the prisons, workhouses and jails of the state.