Tennessee Code 41-1-503 – Certification of excess population – Declaration of prison overcrowding emergency
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-1-503
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-1-501
- Designated capacity: means the number of adult male and female inmates who may be confined in all state correctional facilities under humane and constitutional conditions, as determined by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 41-1-501
- In-house population: means the total number of adult male or female inmates physically present within all state correctional facilities on a given day. See Tennessee Code 41-1-501
- Relevant designated capacity: means the capacity of the state correctional facilities housing all adult male or all adult female inmates, or both, under the conditions set forth in the definition of "designated capacity. See Tennessee Code 41-1-501
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105