(a) Whenever a person convicted of a felony escapes from the custody of a penal institution, the appropriate warden, departmental official or law enforcement official responsible for the custody of the person shall immediately report the escape to the following persons:
(1) Commissioner of correction;
(2) Commissioner of safety;
(3) Director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;
(4) The district attorney general of the judicial district in which the escape occurred;
(5) The district attorney general of the judicial district in which the escapee was convicted, who shall make a reasonable effort to notify the victim when the conviction was for a crime of violence;
(6) The sheriff of the county in which the escape occurred, and the sheriffs in the adjoining counties;
(7) The sheriff of the county or chief of police in any county having a metropolitan form of government where the escapee was convicted;
(8) The police department of any municipality, city or town, near the location of the escape; and
(9) All trial judges involved in the case.
(b) The report to the officials in subsection (a) shall include the facts of the escape, the time when it occurred and the circumstances under which it occurred, together with the particular description of the escapee, the escapee's age, size, complexion, race, color of hair and eyes, and from what county committed, for what offense, and when.
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