Purposes and Duties

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Correctional Institutions and Inmates
  4. Tennessee Corrections Institute
  5. Purposes and Duties

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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.


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