HB2959 - Tennessee: Correction, Dept. Of, Correctional Programs, State Inmates

Companion Bill SB3206. Correctional Programs - Mandates the department of correction to develop and implement a society plan for every incarcerated prisoner for reentry into society. - Amends TCA Title 41. Fiscal Summary for *HB2959 / SB3206Increase State Expenditures - $137,800 Bill Summary for *HB2959 / SB3206 This bill requires the department of correction to develop a multi-agency plan to prepare and enhance the successful reentry of nonviolent offenders into the community. This bill requires the plan to have the concurrence of the presiding judge, chief probation officer, the district attorney, the local custodial agency, and the public defender and to be submitted to the board of supervisors for approval. This bill also requires the plan to provide that when a report is prepared recommending a state prison commitment, the report must [...]

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