Coalition Vows To Push For Legislation To End Fees In Tennessee Justice System
In Tennessee, Court Fines And Fees Are Widespread. But One Issue Is That Data On Those Fines And Fees Are Not Compiled Among The State’s 95 Counties.
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Criminal Justice
Tennessee Lawmakers Say Memphis Teacher’s Death Was Preventable, Promise Tougher Criminal Justice
Tennessee Lawmakers Have Said Memphis Teacher Eliza Fletcher’s Violent Death Could Have Been Prevented If A New Law Had Existed When Her Murderer Was Previously Incarcerated. Thirty-Eight Year Old Cleotha Abston Had Been Recently Released Early From A State Prison For A Previous Crime And Was Not Under Supervision Or Parole At The Time Of His Attack On Fletcher.
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Grants Awarded To Make Tennessee Courthouses Safer For Crime Victims
Tennessee Counties Have An Opportunity To Improve Safety For Crime Victims When They Appear In Court To Support Charges Against Perpetrators.
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Thinktank Reports That TN Is Not Collecting Proper Data Of Fines, Fees In Court System
As Tennessee Lawmakers Continue To Examine Reforms In The Criminal Justice System, Two Recently Released Reports Showed That The State Is Not Collecting The Proper Data To Evaluate The Fines And Fees Collected From Its Court System.
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TN Rep Griffey Leaving Legislature And Seeking Circuit Judge Position
The Upcoming TN Legislative Session That Begins In January Will Be The Last One For Rep. Bruce Griffey (R-Paris). After Serving 2 Terms In The TN House Of Representatives, Griffey Will Be Vying To Take The Seat Of Judge Donald Parish, Who Is Retiring.
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Nashville Tax Fight & Legislative Update With Grant Henry – Interview
Grant Henry with Americans for Prosperity talks about next steps in the Nashville tax fight AND gives legislative updates on a number of key health care, right-to-work and criminal justice laws enacted in the recent legislative session.
Grant also closes with a hopeful message for Conservatives in TN that you will not want to miss.
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Sentencing Laws Protecting Tennessee Children Start This Week
Several New Tennessee Criminal Justice Laws Aimed At Protecting Children Will Start Thursday, The Beginning Of A New Fiscal Year.
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Study Finds Tennessee Collects $38M In Court Fines, Fees
A New Report From The Sycamore Institute Shows Tennessee Collects Nearly $38 Million Annually In Fines And Fees Through The Criminal Justice System, While County Governments Are Collecting A Shrinking Amount In Fines And Fees.
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Tennessee Senate Passes Lee’s Top Criminal Justice Priorities
The Tennessee Senate Passed Two Criminal Justice Reform Bills Wednesday That Aim To Alter How Many Tennesseans Go To Jail For Minor Offenses And To Require Mandatory Supervision Once People Leave Prison.
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Lee’s Imprisonment Alternatives And Prisoner Re-entry Bills Pass Tennessee House
Two Bills Touted By Gov. Bill Lee As The Key To His Criminal Justice Reform Package Passed The Tennessee House On Thursday.
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