Tennessee § 40-23-107 - Safekeeping of inmates — Transfers to penitentiary.
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§ 40-23-107. Safekeeping of inmates — Transfers to penitentiary.
In counties where, because of the insufficiency of the county jail, or for any other cause, the court may be of opinion that the safekeeping of the inmates may require it, the court may order the immediate removal of inmates to the penitentiary or to the nearest branch prison, at the cost of the state, before the expiration of the time allowed to remove the inmates. The inmates shall, as soon as possible after conviction, be safely removed and conveyed by the person appointed by the commissioner of correction for that purpose, to the penitentiary, or to one (1) of the branch prisons. Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 28; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 10; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, §§ 2, 9; Shan., §§ 7240, 7241; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, §§ 11846, 11847; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-3108, 40-3109. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Cross-References. Arrest of parole violator, fees for transporting to prison, § 40-28-121 . Designation of escort by commissioner, § 41-21-101 . Failure of official to perform duties, § 39-16-402 . Payment for transporting prisoners, § 40-25-111 . Safekeeping of prisoners, sufficient jails, § 41-4-121 . Transportation appropriations by counties having no jail, § 41-4-127 .
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