The board of workhouse commissioners shall prescribe the kind of labor at which the prisoners shall be put; provided, that when practicable, they shall be worked on the county roads in preference to all other kinds of labor.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates
§ 41-2-103. Sentence to County Workhouse
§ 41-2-105. Labor Prescribed for Prisoners
§ 41-2-108. Sheriff as Superintendent
§ 41-2-112. Fine Accompanying Sentence to Workhouse
§ 41-2-113. Sentence to Workhouse in Lieu of Jail
§ 41-2-117. Workhouse Sentence Beginning After Term in Penitentiary
§ 41-2-124. Work Contracts With Other Counties
§ 41-2-125. Contracts With Department of Transportation
§ 41-2-131. Grounds for Refusal to Release Prisoner
§ 41-2-132. Contracts With Other Governmental Agencies for Accepting Work Release Prisoners
§ 41-2-133. Institution of Work Release Programs by Counties — Costs
§ 41-2-135. Petition to Come Under the Work Release Program
§ 41-2-136. Grounds for Removal From Program
§ 41-2-137. Failure to Return From Work on Time as Evidence of Intent to Escape — Penalty
§ 41-2-138. Monthly Report to Sentencing Judge
§ 41-2-139. Liability of Participating Prisoners for Program Costs
§ 41-2-140. Disbursement of Wages — Duty of Warden
§ 41-2-144. Inmate Incentive Program
§ 41-2-151. Interlocal Agreements for Joint Operation of Workhouses