Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-24-108 (2026)
Application of certain criminal laws to contractor-operated facilities
✓ current as of May 2026
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.
Acts 1986, ch. 932, § 8; 1996, ch. 675, § 43.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2000–2010 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Anthony Wayne Lankford & Christopher Arthur McKeon, 51 S.W.3d 212 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Wayne Lankford & Christopher Arthur McKeon, 51 S.W.3d 212 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 41-24-108 (1997) (emphasis added).”
State of Tennessee v. David Gilliam (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). “” T.C.A. § 41-24-108 (2006). The unambiguous terms of this statute, which is part of the Private Prison Contracting Act of 1986, clearly subject the defendants to criminal liability for “offenses committed .”
Wilson v. So. Centr. Corr. Facility Disciplinary Bd (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 41-24-108. VII. The order of the trial court is affirmed.”
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