Tennessee § 41-2-142 - Furlough program.
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§ 41-2-142. Furlough program.
All counties in the state having duly adopted a consolidated or metropolitan form of government pursuant to title 7, chapter 1 shall institute a furlough program for workhouse prisoners. All counties having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall institute a furlough program for county jail or workhouse prisoners. Acts 1973, ch. 13, § 1; 1977, ch. 372, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-1253; Acts 1987, ch. 49, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Cross-References. Roster of inmate release privileges, title 41, ch. 21, part 7.
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Section 41-2-142 ("Furlough program.") 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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