(a) 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.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-4-116

  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The county mayor shall be an ex officio inspector of the jail in each county.
(c) It is the duty of the inspectors appointed to:

(1) Visit and examine the county jail at least once each month;
(2) Make rules and regulations for the preservation of the health and decorum of the prisoners;
(3) Decide all disputes between the jailer and the prisoners;
(4) 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
(5) Make a report, at each meeting of the county legislative body, of the state and condition of the prisoners and the jail.
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