- (1) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 41-4-140, the TCI is required to inspect local jails, lock-ups, and workhouses to determine whether a county merits Tier 1 or Tier 2 accreditation by the TCI pursuant to T.C.A. § 41-8-106(i).
- (2) These Tier 1 and Tier 2 accreditation standards apply to local correctional facilities that voluntarily adopt accreditation for the purposes of improving access to evidence-based inmate programing to help ensure inmates’ successful reentry into society, reducing recidivism within the agency’s jurisdiction, improved rehabilitation services, and increased reimbursement for state-sentenced inmates.
- (3) Nothing contained in these standards shall be construed to prohibit a city, county, or city and county agency operating a local correctional agency from adopting its own accreditation standards governing its personnel and facility.
- (4) These standards shall not be construed as authority to violate any state mandated local adult detention facility standards, fire safety standards, building standards, or health and safety codes.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq. and 41-8-106(i)(3)(B). Administrative History: Emergency rules filed September 30, 2021; effective through March 29, 2022. New rules filed December 29, 2021; effective March 29, 2022.