TN Board of Parole ordered to follow reentry law signed by Lee
Gov. Bill Lee signed a law in May making parole a right — rather than a privilege — for many nonviolent offenders. But the Board of Parole has not followed the Reentry Success Act of 2021, according to a recent ruling by a Nashville judge. (AP file/Mark Humphrey)
Chancellor Anne Martin of the Davidson County Chancery Court ordered the Board of Parole to redetermine one man’s release eligibility date, writing the board’s actions were “inconsistent with all principles of due process.”
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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