Tennessee § 40-35-318 - Institutional rehabilitation programs — Eligibility.

§ 40-35-318. Institutional rehabilitation programs — Eligibility.

If a defendant is sentenced to confinement in a local jail or workhouse, the sheriff or other authority having jurisdiction of the institution shall be empowered and may place the defendant on the rehabilitative programs for which the defendant is eligible under rules and regulations adopted by the institution. If a defendant is sentenced to confinement in an institution of the department of correction, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee having jurisdiction of the institution shall be empowered and may place the defendant on the rehabilitation program for which the defendant is eligible under the policies and procedures of the department. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6. Sentencing Commission Comments. Subsection (a) permits the administrative authority for local jails and workhouses to place defendants in rehabilitation programs. Subsection (b) follows prior law and permits the department of correction to create policies and procedures for eligibility for persons sentenced to state facilities. Compiler's Notes. The sentencing commission terminated June 30, 1995. Sentencing Commission Comments have been retained, but do not reflect 1995 or subsequent legislation. Cross-References. Execution of judgment, title 40, ch. 23. Prisoner Rehabilitation Act, title 41, ch. 21, part 5. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 32.122.