David Raybin: Why Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee should veto mass-incarceration crime bill.
“How could this have happened? The truth is we have been here before.
In 1979, crime was getting out of hand. Gov. Lamar Alexander’s legal counsel and I were asked to draft a crime bill. I was asked to participate because I drafted legislation in the past including Tennessee’s death penalty law.
We came up with what was known as the Class X Felony Law of 1979. Much like the current legislation, this law eliminated early parole and sentencing credits.”
Read more:
www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2022/05/02/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-should-veto-mass-incarceration...
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