Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, authorizes the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (TRICOR) program to operate commissary programs within state prisons. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22.

HB 2242 amends Tennessee law to expand the TRICOR (Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction) program's mission, allowing it to operate commissary programs (prison stores) within state prisons. This change directly affects Tennessee state prisons and the TRICOR program, which aims to offset incarceration costs through revenue generation. The bill modifies the program's authorized activities by explicitly adding commissary operations to its existing revenue model, while maintaining the requirement that these activities must align with "free enterprise" principles. The bill is currently pending in committee review and has not yet become law.