(a) In addition to convicts sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, the jail is used as a prison for the safekeeping or confinement of the following persons:
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Persons committed for trial for public offenses;(2) Inmates sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary, until their removal to the penitentiary;(3) Persons committed for contempt or on civil process;(4) Persons committed on failure to give security for their appearance as witnesses in any criminal cases;(5) Persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense against the United States;(6)Insane persons, pending transfer to a hospital for the insane or other disposition; and(7) All other persons committed to the jail by authority of law.(b) The jailer may perform evaluations of the persons listed in subdivisions (a)(1)-(7) for purposes of classification, management, care, control and cell assignment.
