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The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, is a state of Illinois statute enacted in 2021 that makes a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections.
This is a list of state prisons in Tennessee. The only federal prison in Tennessee is Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis in Shelby County , although there is a Residential Reentry Management operated by the Bureau of Prisons in Nashville .
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA Darius Rucker has been arrested for a minor drug offense. The country star, 57, was taken into custody by the Franklin Police Department in Williamson County ...
In 2023, Tennessee was debating about using firing squad. [11] [12] In 2024, Tennessee saw moves to allow the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape. [13] It passed the Tennessee House of Representatives with a 77-19-1 vote, and it passed the Tennessee Senate with 24-5. [14] [15] [16] Governor Bill Lee would sign the bill into law ...
On Monday, Jan. 27, Melanie Biggins, 42, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the Aug. 31, 2022, slaying of Ettienne L. McEwan, online court records show.
On October 31, 2002, Tennessee's Felony Offender Information Lookup was launched, allowing the public to search for an inmate's location, inmate number, and early release date. In 2002, the state also launched the "Tennessee Bridges" program, with the Department of Correction and the Board of Probation and Parole receiving a 1 million dollar ...
Tennessee hit-and-run laws require that anyone involved in an accident stay at the scene of the incident and provide their information. Failure to do so can carry significant fines and penalties.
He was also sentenced to another 90 years for other crimes, including especially aggravated kidnapping, robbery and rape. [20] [120] [121] [122] Boyd's request for a new trial was denied by Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee in 2019. [123] In 2021, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Timothy L. Easter also denied Boyd a new trial.