Resolution to Amend Tennessee Constitution Allowing Judges to Refuse Bail to Violent Defendants Would Not Lead to Overcrowded Jails, Reporter Says

by | Feb 24, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said a resolution in the Tennessee General Assembly that would amend the state’s constitution to allow judges the discretion to refuse bail to defendants facing certain charges would not lead to overcrowding in jails...