The state penitentiary shall be under the immediate executive control and management of a warden, and each of the other penal, reformatory or charitable institutions of the state shall be under the executive control and management of a superintendent, all subject to the rules and regulations of the department vested with control of such institution and this chapter, the superintendents and wardens to be appointed by the commissioner vested with the administration of such institutions, with the approval of the governor.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 6 - Department of Correction — Administration of Institutions
§ 4-6-101. Charitable Institutions Free From Charters
§ 4-6-102. Penitentiaries for Adults — Management by Department of Correction
§ 4-6-103. Wardens and Superintendents — Appointment
§ 4-6-106. Compensation Plan for Correctional Officers
§ 4-6-109. Hospitalization of Inmates
§ 4-6-110. Dentists — Appointment and Removal
§ 4-6-111. Dentists — Facilities
§ 4-6-113. Dentists — Compensation
§ 4-6-114. Architects and Construction Supervisors
§ 4-6-115. Detail of Construction Personnel Between Penitentiaries
§ 4-6-117. Monthly Reports of Receipts and Expenditures
§ 4-6-118. Estimates — Monthly Estimates Required
§ 4-6-119. Estimates — Review by Commissioner of Correction
§ 4-6-120. Estimates — Staple Articles
§ 4-6-121. Estimates — Contingent Funds
§ 4-6-122. Estimates — Approved Copies
§ 4-6-123. Estimates — Review by Commissioner of Finance and Administration — Warrants
§ 4-6-124. Vouchers — Form and Disposition
§ 4-6-125. Vouchers — Officer's Certification
§ 4-6-126. Vouchers — Form of Certificate — Temporary Employment Payrolls
§ 4-6-129. Appropriations — Requests
§ 4-6-130. Appropriations — Tabulation of Requests — Presentation to General Assembly
§ 4-6-131. Appropriations — Maintenance Allowance Included in Requests
§ 4-6-132. Appropriations — Special Needs Itemized in Requests
§ 4-6-133. Appropriations — Information on Requests
§ 4-6-134. Appropriations — Commissioner's Control
§ 4-6-137. Sale of Mining Products — Petros Mines
§ 4-6-138. Use of Inmates for Personal Gain
§ 4-6-139. Unlawful Use of Inmates — Class E Felony
§ 4-6-141. Investigations Ordered by Governor
§ 4-6-142. Interstate Traveling Expenses
§ 4-6-145. Information From Clerks, Superintendents, and Jailers
§ 4-6-148. Temporary Retention of Disabled Correctional Officer or Youth Service Worker