Tennessee Code 40-28-306 – Monitoring graduated sanctions
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-28-306
- Chief supervision officer: means the correctional administrator for each region of the state or any other person designated by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 40-28-301
- Department: means the department of correction. 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
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
The chief supervision officer shall review confinement sanctions recommended by probation and parole officers on a quarterly basis to assess any disparities that may exist among officers, evaluate the effectiveness of the sanction as measured by the supervised individuals’ subsequent conduct, and monitor the impact on the department‘s number and type of revocations for violations of the conditions of supervision.