The sheriff of the county has, except in cases otherwise provided by law, the custody and charge of the jail of the county and of all prisoners committed to the jail and may appoint a jailer.
Code 1858, § 5400; Shan., § 7375; Code 1932, § 11984; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1101; Acts 2017, ch. 401, § 1.
Cross-References. Abatement of fire violations, §68-120-109.
Corrections volunteer services, title 41, ch. 10.
Counselors at educational and correctional institutions, qualifications, §8-50-105.
Duties of sheriff, title 8, ch. 8, part 2.
Failure to keep adequate jail indictable without prosecutor, §40-13-104.
Fees of jailer, title 8, ch. 26.
Inmate labor for private purposes, §§4-6-138,41-2-148,41-3-106.
Jail as workhouse, §41-2-102.
Liability for acts of deputies appointed by sheriff, title 8, ch. 8, part 3.
Prisoners who may apply for release during certain hours, §41-2-128.
Removal and replacement of jail, §§5-7-111,5-7-114.
Specifications for construction, §5-7-110.
Submission of building plans, §4-3-608.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Prisons and Prisoners, § 6.
Law Reviews.
Liability of State Officials and Prison Corporations for Excessive Use of Force Against Inmates of Private Prisons, 40 Vand. L. Rev. 983 (1987).