The provisions of title 39, chapter 16, including, without limitation, § 39-16-201 and §§ 39-16-605 — 39-16-608, shall apply to offenses committed by or with regard to inmates assigned to facilities or programs for which a prison contractor is providing correctional services.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-24-108
Application of certain criminal laws to contractor-operated facilities
Known as the Private Prison Contracting Act
The act spans §§ 41-24-101 to 41-24-119 (19 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State of Tennessee v. Anthony Wayne Lankford and Christopher Arthur McKeon (2001)
Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Anthony Wayne Lankford and Christopher Arthur McKeon (February 2001)
Acts 1986, ch. 932, § 8; 1996, ch. 675, § 43.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.