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2018 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 35 - Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989
Part 2 - Procedure for Imposing Sentence
§ 40-35-213. Eligibility for work release program.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-35-213 (2018)
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person convicted of a sexual offense or violent sexual offense as defined in § 40-39-202, whether in the custody or control of the department of correction, a local government or a private prison contractor, shall be eligible for any work release program offered by or that may be offered by the correctional facility in which the offender is housed.
(b) As used in subsection (a), "work release program" includes any assignment to a work crew in which a prisoner is permitted to go out into the community, whether supervised or unsupervised, but does not include a work assignment to TRICOR or any TRICOR facility.
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