Amends TCA Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41.
Tennessee HB1144 amends various sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated related to correctional facilities. The bill mandates that if the death rate of inmates in a contracted facility is twice that of a comparable state-operated facility, the Department of Correction must reduce the inmate population by 10% until conditions improve. Key provisions include the use of the department's annual statistical abstract to report death rates and a requirement for the initial population reduction to occur within 90 days of the report.
Tennessee HB1144 amends various sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated related to correctional facilities. The bill mandates that if the death rate of inmates in a contracted facility is twice that of a comparable state-operated facility, the Department of Correction must reduce the inmate population by 10% until conditions improve. Key provisions include the use of the department's annual statistical abstract to report death rates and a requirement for the initial population reduction to occur within 90 days of the report.
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