41-21-226 - Evaluation of inmates. - Tennessee Statutes

41-21-226. Evaluation of inmates.

(a)  Every inmate committed to a state penal institution shall be evaluated as to educational level and ability to learn. The report shall be made in writing by the diagnostic and classification center.

(b)  It is the duty of the commissioner of correction, or the commissioner's designee, to establish policy and programs which will bring the communication skills of the inmates up to an acceptable level.

(c)  The commissioner shall, at the commissioner's discretion, require all inmates to attend educational classes necessary to bring about the desired results.

[Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 21; T.C.A., § 41-355.]