It is the purpose of this part to:

(1) Authorize the commissioner of correction to establish demonstration-type projects involving inmate labor and private industry to be known as Tennessee restitution industries;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-6-201

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-6-202
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • 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
(2) Authorize the commissioner to contract with private industry to lease state land, improvements and facilities at adult correction institutions for the establishment of restitution industries;
(3) Provide for the employment of the inmates of the institution by private industries and the term of employment; and
(4) Designate the uses to be made of deductions from wages earned by inmate employees.
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