{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-21-801","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-801","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Claim\" means any lawsuit or appeal filed by an inmate except a petition for post-conviction relief;\n(2) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of correction;\n(3) \"Department\" means the department of correction;\n(4) \"Inmate\" means a person housed in a facility operated by the department, housed in a county jail or housed in a correctional facility operated by a private corporation pursuant to a contract with the state or local government; and\n(5) \"Trust account\" means an inmate's trust account administered by the department or by a county jail.","path":["TN Code","Title 41","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"f6865c53983641ce7b1127b6e124959951c26cde0f2ee711802243438ae110b4","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-21-705","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-21-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}