(a) The percentage reduction of release eligibility dates required under §§ 41-1-503 – 41-1-507 shall likewise apply to all felony offenders serving sentences of one (1) or more years in local jails and workhouses.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-1-508

  • Board: means the board of parole. 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
  • Parole: means the release of an inmate to the community by the board of parole prior to the expiration of the inmate's term, subject to conditions imposed by the board and to its supervision, or where a court or other authority has issued a warrant against the prisoner and the board in its discretion has released the prisoner to answer the warrant of the court or authority. See Tennessee Code 41-1-501
  • 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
(b) Offenders made eligible for parole consideration by subsection (a) may be considered and released on supervised parole by the board.
(c) Upon attainment of ninety percent (90%) of the relevant designated capacity of the state correctional facilities, the release eligibility dates of all such felony offenders remaining in local jails and workhouses shall automatically revert to the dates in existence prior to their reductions under this section.
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