As lawmakers review sentencing policy, victims’ rights advocate says more laws not working
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson said “We cannot miss that piece of the puzzle, that opportunity to intervene. Thank God that somebody intervened.” (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
A victims’ rights advocate told lawmakers that a punishment-first approach to incarceration is not working, and they should replace it with one that addresses the lingering effects of childhood trauma.
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Ian Round
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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