Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 41 > Chapter 51 > Part 2

• Correctional environment: means a physical location, whether a facility or transport vehicle, in which an inmate must be under custody and control of a correctional officer in accordance with recognized correctional standards. See Tennessee Code 41-51-201
• Correctional institution: means a facility under the authority of this state, a county, or a municipal government that has the power to detain or restrain, or both, a person under the laws of this state. See Tennessee Code 41-51-201
• Inmate: means a person incarcerated or detained in a correctional institution who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program. See Tennessee Code 41-51-201
• Labor: means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. See Tennessee Code 41-51-201
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Restraints: means a physical or mechanical device used to control the movement of an inmate's body, limbs, or both. See Tennessee Code 41-51-201
• 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