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.
Read moreSome Tennesseans Are Concerned That There Will Be Unintended Consequences Of Voting “Yes” On Amendment 3 At The Ballot Box Today.
Read moreGovernor 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.
Read moreConcerned 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.
Read moreGovernor 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreYesterday, 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.
Read moreThe Tennessee Department Of Correction Requested A Nearly $60 Million Budget Increase Thursday In Its Budget Hearing With Gov. Bill Lee And His Advisers.
Read moreThis 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.
Read moreLegislators Met On Wednesday To Take A Close Look At Tennessee’s Sex Offender Registry After Nearly Thirty Lawsuits Were Brought Against The System.
Read moreTennessee’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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