Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Tennessee HB0036 amends the eligibility criteria for parole and furlough for inmates based on age and medical condition. It lowers the minimum age for parole eligibility from 70 to 55 and increases the required time served from five to ten years, while maintaining restrictions on certain violent offenses. Additionally, it modifies the criteria for furlough eligibility by allowing inmates who cannot perform at least one activity of daily living due to medical conditions to qualify, rather than requiring them to be unable to care for themselves entirely.
Tennessee HB0036 amends the eligibility criteria for parole and furlough for inmates based on age and medical condition. It lowers the minimum age for parole eligibility from 70 to 55 and increases the required time served from five to ten years, while maintaining restrictions on certain violent offenses. Additionally, it modifies the criteria for furlough eligibility by allowing inmates who cannot perform at least one activity of daily living due to medical conditions to qualify, rather than requiring them to be unable to care for themselves entirely.
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