Some Tennesseans Concerned With Legal Ramifications Of Voting “Yes On 3”
Some Tennesseans Are Concerned That There Will Be Unintended Consequences Of Voting “Yes” On Amendment 3 At The Ballot Box Today.
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Tennessee Department of Corrections
No Request From Governor To Review TDOC Early Release Program
Governor Lee Has Not Asked The Department Of Corrections To Look Into A State Policy That Would Allow For The Possibility Of Reduced Sentences For Violent Offenders In Tennessee, And State Prison Officials Are Not Currently Implementing Any Review Of The Policy Either, Even After Recent Cases In Which Violent Offenders Were Back On The Streets Because Of Those Early Releases.
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Lawmakers To Hold Hearings On Bid Process For Community Corrections
Concerned That Longtime Community Corrections Providers Were Pushed Out Of The Bidding Process By Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration, Tennessee Lawmakers Are Set To Hold Hearings To Delve Into Changes That Circumvented The Legislature.
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Governor Lee Suspends Executions To Allow for Independent Review Of Lethal Injection
Governor Bill Lee Has Halted All Executions In The State Of Tennessee Until The End Of 2022 To Allow For An Independent Review Of Lethal Injections.
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TN Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Some Defendants To Serve 100% Of Sentence
The Tennessee House And Senate Approved A Truth-In-Sentencing Bill That Would Require Defendants Who Are Convicted Of Eight Categories Of Crime To Serve 100% Of Their Sentences.
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Tennessee Correctional Officers Get Early Christmas Gift With Pay Increase
Yesterday, December 15th, Governor Bill Lee Announced A Competitive 37% Salary Increase For New Tennessee Department Of Correction (TDOC) Correctional Officers Amid Nationwide Staffing Challenges, Effective Dec. 16.
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TN Dept of Correction Seeks Nearly $60M In Budget Increases
The Tennessee Department Of Correction Requested A Nearly $60 Million Budget Increase Thursday In Its Budget Hearing With Gov. Bill Lee And His Advisers.
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TDOC Arrests 22 Sex Offenders During Halloween Operation
This Year, Every Sex Offender’s House Was Visited Before Halloween And Officers Did Checks During Trick-Or-Treating Activities As Well. Of The 3,901 Individuals Checked, 22 Sex Offenders Were Arrested For Violations Such As Drugs, Weapons, Or Failure To Comply With The Sex Offender Registry Guidelines.
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Constitutionality Of Tennessee Sex Offender Registry Questioned
Legislators Met On Wednesday To Take A Close Look At Tennessee’s Sex Offender Registry After Nearly Thirty Lawsuits Were Brought Against The System.
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State Agencies Make Pitches For Spending Billions In TN ARPA Money
Tennessee’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group Met With State Agency Heads Last Week Regarding Funding Requests Related To The Second Half Of $3.7 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Act Relief.
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