Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-111 (2026)

Preservation of records

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All registers, returns and other documents relating to the affairs of the penitentiary are public documents and shall remain in the penitentiary. The warden shall preserve official copies of the warden's correspondence with the governor, commissioner of correction or other public officers and of any official communication the warden may receive from them.

Code 1858, § 5476; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, §§ 9, 12; Shan., § 7492; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12087; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-126.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2019 · leading case: Hawkins v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).

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Hawkins v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “In addition, the warden is given charge and custody of the prison, as well as responsibility for the custody, welfare, conduct and safekeeping of the prisoners therein. Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 41-1-104 and 41-21-201.”

State of Tennessee v. Sommer Leininger (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “actual confinement -7- percentage at 100%, if doing so is consistent with the principles of the Sentencing Act” and that “even if a trial court orders 100% service of a split confinement sentence – which would effectively preclude a defendant from earning work credits – the 100%…”

Barton Hawkins v. Dept of Corr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Record s of the affairs of eac h priso n are to be kept at the prison, Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-111 . 15 W e note the author of the Williams opinion was also the author of the opinion in Mo rris.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-111(b) — 1 case

State of Tennessee v. Sommer Leininger (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “actual confinement -7- percentage at 100%, if doing so is consistent with the principles of the Sentencing Act” and that “even if a trial court orders 100% service of a split confinement sentence – which would effectively preclude a defendant from earning work credits – the 100%…”

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