RE: Truth-In-Sentencing

Governor Haslam:

 

Please support the Tennessee "Truth-In-Sentencing Act".

The Act will:

– Abolish parole;

– Establish transparency;

– Reduce "good time" so offenders serve at least 85 percent of their sentence;

– Divert up to 25 percent of non-violent offenders to alternative sanctions; and

– Increase actual time served in prison for violent offenders;

At this time, violent offenders in Tennessee only serve an average of 1/3 of their sentences.

 

We cannot blame law enforcement if their hands are tied by laws that do more to protect criminals, than they do to protect the rest of the public. Please do not let another person be needlessly victimized by our failure to make violent offenders pay for the crimes that they have committed!

 

This is a law that protects Tennessee families, and provides true justice for victims.