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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-24-117

  • contractor: means any entity entering a contractual agreement with the commissioner to provide correctional services to inmates under the custody of the department. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • Department: means the department of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102
  • facility: means any adult institution operated by or under the authority of the department. See Tennessee Code 41-24-102

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.