This chapter provides financial incentives to counties to house additional nondangerous felony offenders locally. The purpose of the chapter is to mutually benefit state and county governments by:

(1) Helping alleviate overcrowding in state correctional facilities and reducing high operation costs; and
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-8-102

  • 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
(2) Assisting counties in upgrading local correctional facilities and programs.
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