(a) On February 1 of each year, or on more frequent occasions during periods of construction or when there is a change in designated capacity, the commissioner shall inform the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, the chairs of the judiciary and state and local government committees of the senate, and the chairs of the criminal justice and state government committees of the house of representatives as to the relevant designated capacity and in-house population of all adult male and all adult female correctional facilities administered by the department and the reasons for any changes in the designated capacities.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-1-502

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. 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
  • In-house population: means the total number of adult male or female inmates physically present within all state correctional facilities on a given day. See Tennessee Code 41-1-501
  • Relevant designated capacity: means the capacity of the state correctional facilities housing all adult male or all adult female inmates, or both, under the conditions set forth in the definition of "designated capacity. 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the authority of the general assembly to appropriate funds for the construction, renovation or alteration of correctional facilities administered by the department.
(c) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the authority of the state building commission to review, approve and oversee projects relating to the construction, renovation or alteration of correctional facilities administered by the department.
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