Proximity Placement and Family Visitations Incentive Act

Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 51.

Tennessee HB0674, titled the "Proximity Placement and Family Visitations Incentive Act," aims to facilitate the transfer of eligible incarcerated individuals to correctional facilities closer to their home counties to ease family visitations. The bill affects incarcerated individuals who maintain good behavior and participate in educational or therapeutic programs, prioritizing those with documented family visitation or economic hardship. Key provisions include requirements for maintaining a record of good behavior for at least 12 months and the necessity for the Department of Corrections to report on family visitation metrics and the impacts of proximity on inmate behavior.