Tennessee § 41-21-207 - Work or education of inmates.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 41-21-207 — Work or education of inmates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-21-207. Work or education of inmates.
All persons sentenced to the penitentiary shall be kept at labor or at school when in sufficient health. The work of inmates shall be generally from six (6) to eight (8) hours per day during regular work days throughout the year and the number of hours to be worked in the different seasons of the year shall be regulated by the commissioner of correction. For purposes of this section, any hour an inmate attends school each day shall be credited to the hours the inmate must work each day. Code 1858, § 5502; Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., §§ 7512, 7521; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 12108, 12118; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-325; Acts 1992, ch. 1022, §§ 1-3; 2005, ch. 271, § 1. Law Reviews. Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).
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Section 41-21-207 ("Work or education of inmates.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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