{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-4-118","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-4-118","heading":"Employment of guard","body":"In all cases where a defendant charged with the commission of a felony is committed to jail, either before or after trial, and the safety of the defendant or the defendant's safekeeping, requires a guard, it is the duty of the sheriff to employ a sufficient guard to protect the defendant from violence and to prevent the defendant's escape or rescue. Nothing in §§ 41-4-118 - 41-4-120 authorizes the employment of a guard in cases of insufficient jails, but in such cases the defendants shall be sent to adjoining counties, as required by law.","path":["TN Code","Title 41","Chapter 4"],"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":"50714d22213965e710bf27eb88772fc630fd24f45a74f9d91862ca69aad15755","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-4-117","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-4-119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}