Section 0420-02-03-.11 - DEFINITIONS(1) "Eligible County" means a county with a local correctional facility accredited by the TCI as Tier 1 or Tier 2 and that the Department determines meets the following: (a) The county houses convicted felons;(b) The county administers a Department-approved validated risk-needs assessment to all felons within forty-five (45) days of admission to the county facility;(c) The county provides evidence-based programming;(d) All felons housed by the county are eligible to participate in evidence-based programming that is matched to each felon's risk and needs and are not required to participate in programs not indicated as needed by the risk and needs assessment;(e) The county makes reasonable efforts to select evidence-based programming that fits the demonstrated needs of the county's felony offender population by serving a substantial portion of the felons, rather than a narrow subset of felons; and(f) The county is compliant with, or is making reasonable efforts to comply with, the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. §§ 30301 et seq.).(2) "Evidence-Based Programming" means a program or programs shown by scientific research to effectively reduce recidivism rates and increase an offender's likelihood of success following release from incarceration. Programs can focus on education, vocational training, mental health, substance abuse and rehabilitation, or building healthy relationships.(3) "Recidivism Rate" means the number of unique felons released from incarceration and the number of those unique felons who subsequently return to incarceration within three years of release.(4) "TCI" means the Tennessee Corrections Institute.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0420-02-03-.11
New rules filed May 13, 2022; effective 8/11/2022.Authority: T.C.A. § 41-8-106 and Section 18 of Public Chapter 410 (2021).