Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to develop and implement a performance-based contracting program for each contractor with which it contracts to operate prison facilities; requires the program to make the payment of an amount equal to 25 percent of the total funds appropriated to the contractor during a fiscal year conditional upon yearly performance improvements based upon a set of performance measures. - Amends TCA Title 41.

Summary

The bill directs Tennessee’s Department of Correction to create a performance‑based contracting program for each primary contractor that runs prison facilities. Up to a quarter of the contractor’s state‑appropriated funds will be paid only if the contractor shows measurable improvement on a set of defined metrics such as staff turnover, inmate health care, rehabilitation participation and recidivism. The program must be designed within six months, audited quarterly, and its results posted publicly.

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