Tennessee Judgment and Mistimes Writ of Confinement is a legal procedure used by a court to order a person to be confined to a certain place or institution. It is a form of sentence of confinement, and it is the most serious penalty available to a court. There are two types of Tennessee Judgment and Mistimes Writ of Confinement: civil and criminal. Civil judgments are used to order someone to be confined to a mental health facility or a juvenile detention center. Criminal judgments are used to order someone to be confined to a jail or prison. In both cases, a Tennessee Judgment and Mistimes Writ of Confinement must be issued by a court and signed by the presiding judge. The writ of confinement outlines the length of the confinement, the place of confinement, and the type of confinement. It also outlines the conditions of confinement, such as whether the person is to be held in solitary confinement or allowed to have visitors. Once the writ is issued, the person must be confined until the terms of the writ are fulfilled.