Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-146 (2026)
Workhouse or jail maintenance work - Reduction of sentence for inmate labor
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) When any prisoner has been sentenced to imprisonment in a county workhouse or jail or is serving time in the county jail or workhouse pursuant to an agreement with the department of correction, the sheriff or superintendent of the county shall be authorized to permit the prisoner to participate in work programs.
- (b) Work performed by the prisoner under this section shall be credited toward reduction of the prisoner's sentence in the following manner: for each one (1) day worked on such duties by the prisoner the sentence shall be reduced by two (2) days.
Acts 1980, ch. 688, § 1; 1981, ch. 276, §§ 1-5; T.C.A., §41-1257; Acts 1986, ch. 744, § 24.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2013–2019 · leading case: Jason Ray v. Madison Cnty., Tennessee (Tenn. 2017).
Jason Ray v. Madison Cnty., Tennessee (Tenn. 2017). “7 Section 41-2-146 provides: (a) When any prisoner has been sentenced to imprisonment in a county workhouse or jail or is serving time in the county jail or workhouse pursuant to an agreement with the department of correction, the sheriff or superintendent of the county shall be…”
Charles Montague v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “2 Code section 41-2-146 contains a provision making similar credits available for “any prisoner .”
State of Tennessee v. Timothy James Coley (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “…pursuant to those sections, be authorized to permit the person to perform any of the duties set out in § 41-2-123 or § 41-2-146. (b) Work performed by a prisoner under this section shall be credited toward reduction of the prisoner’s sentence in the following manner: for each…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-146(a): 2 cases
Jason Ray v. Madison Cnty., Tennessee (Tenn. 2017). “7 Section 41-2-146 provides: (a) When any prisoner has been sentenced to imprisonment in a county workhouse or jail or is serving time in the county jail or workhouse pursuant to an agreement with the department of correction, the sheriff or superintendent of the county shall be…”
Charles Montague v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “2 Code section 41-2-146 contains a provision making similar credits available for “any prisoner .”
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