Tennessee § 41-21-801 - Part definitions.
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§ 41-21-801. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Claim” means any lawsuit or appeal filed by an inmate except a petition for post-conviction relief; “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction; “Department” means the department of correction; “Inmate” means a person housed in a facility operated by the department, housed in a county jail or housed in a correctional facility operated by a private corporation pursuant to a contract with the state or local government; and “Trust account” means an inmate's trust account administered by the department or by a county jail. Acts 1996, ch. 913, § 1; 2001, ch. 76, § 1.
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