Opinion: Amendment 1 would surrender Tennessee’s 230-year right to bail
Raumesh Akbari
State Sen. Raumesh Akbari, an attorney and small business owner, represents District 29.
“Amendment 1 would change that balance by allowing people to be detained without bail based solely on an accusation, before a jury has heard the evidence. The question before voters on Nov. 3 is whether we are willing to surrender a constitutional protection that has stood for 230 years.”
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