Preface

(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.