Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-22-101: State farm

The Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (referred to in this part as TRICOR) board shall operate the state farm and all appurtenances to its full capacity in the cultivation and production of crops of the character and kind best suited to be grown and produced on the land, and for this purpose inmates of the penitentiaries shall be employed under such rules, regulations, and conditions as may be prescribed by the board.