41-21-408 - Reports of violence within correctional facilities. - Tennessee Statutes

41-21-408. Reports of violence within correctional facilities.

(a)  (1)  The warden or chief administrative officer of each correctional facility owned or operated by the department of correction shall forward a report detailing all acts of violence committed by or against any guard or employee or inmate in the facility to the district attorney general of the judicial district wherein the violent act occurred.

     (2)  The report shall include, as to each act of violence, a copy of any internal investigation report prepared, the results of any disciplinary committee hearing and any disciplinary action taken concerning the act of violence.

(b)  If the release of the information would endanger or compromise the security of any inmate or the security of the institution, the warden or chief administrative officer shall have the discretion to classify the information and maintain the confidentiality of the information.

[Acts 1982, ch. 659, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-728.]