2010 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions And Inmates
Chapter 7 - Tennessee Corrections Institute
41-7-103 - Purposes and duties.
41-7-103. Purposes and duties.
The Tennessee corrections institute shall:
(1) Train correctional personnel in the methods of delivering correctional services in municipal, county and metropolitan jurisdictions;
(2) Evaluate correctional programs in municipal, county and metropolitan jurisdictions. At the request of the commissioner of correction, the institute may also evaluate state correctional programs;
(3) Conduct studies and research in the area of corrections and criminal justice in order to make recommendations to the governor, the commissioner of correction and the general assembly; and
(4) Inspect all local penal institutions, jails, workhouses or any other local correctional facility in accordance with § 41-4-140.
[Acts 1974, ch. 733, § 3; 1980, ch. 913, § 7; T.C.A., § 41-2103; Acts 1984, ch. 938, §§ 4-7; 1996, ch. 1079, § 138.]
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