HB0662 - Tennessee - Children, Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB0841. Criminal Offenses - Makes punishment for child rape same as punishment for first degree murder. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-522. Fiscal Summary for *HB0662 / SB0841Increase State Expenditures - $15,601,100 / Incarceration* $244,600 Recurring $18,900 One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - It is estimated that an average of one offender per year will receive a death sentence. If a death sentence offender serves an average of 20 years before the sentence is carried out, there will be no significant additional incarceration costs for the death-sentenced offender, apart from the cost of the execution. The cost of executing each inmate will exceed $15,000. The cost to the state of trials and appeals from death-sentenced offenders is substantially higher than for other cases. It is estimated that the additional cost [...]

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