Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-310: Liability for escape en route

The inmate, deputy and guard, in going from and to the penitentiary, and while remaining at the court, are respectively liable for an escape or attempt to escape under part 4 of this chapter, §§ 39-12-103 , 39-13-304 , 39-16-201 , 39-16-402 , 39-16-403 , and title 39, chapter 16, part 6, in the same manner as they would have been if the inmate were in the penitentiary under their custody.