Tennessee § 41-24-117 - Records relating to inmates in private facilities.

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§ 41-24-117. Records relating to inmates in private facilities.

The records and other documents concerning any inmate who is sentenced to the custody of the department of correction and is being housed in a prison or facility operated by a private prison contractor shall be public records to the same extent such records are public if an inmate is being housed in a department of correction facility. Acts 1998, ch. 942, § 1. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 .

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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