Tennessee § 41-4-116 - Jail inspectors.
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§ 41-4-116. Jail inspectors.
The county legislative body may, at its January term each year, appoint three (3) householders or freeholders, residents of the county, of lawful age, to act as jail inspectors for the ensuing year, or the court may appoint inspectors at any other time to act for a shorter period. The county mayor shall be an ex officio inspector of the jail in each county. It is the duty of the inspectors appointed to: Visit and examine the county jail at least once each month; Make rules and regulations for the preservation of the health and decorum of the prisoners; Decide all disputes between the jailer and the prisoners; Provide for the restraint, by ironing or segregation of prisoners who offer violence to fellow prisoners or to the jailer or the jailer's assistants, or for attempting to break jail; and Make a report, at each meeting of the county legislative body, of the state and condition of the prisoners and the jail. Code 1858, §§ 5425-5427 (deriv. Acts 1826, ch. 45, § 2); Shan., §§ 7436-7438; mod. Code 1932, §§ 12043-12045; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 41-1116 — 41-1118; Acts 1984, ch. 652, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court Systems — Prosecution, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 477 (1978). Attorney General Opinions. County jail inspectors, OAG 99-153, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 155 (8/16/99). Duties of jail inspectors, OAG 04-070, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 73 (4/21/04).
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