Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Tennessee SB0175 amends the eligibility criteria for parole and furlough for inmates with chronic medical conditions. It lowers the age requirement for parole eligibility from 70 to 55 and increases the minimum time served from five to ten years, while maintaining exclusions for certain violent offenses and life sentences. Additionally, the bill modifies the furlough criteria to allow inmates who cannot perform at least one activity of daily living, rather than those unable to care for themselves, to qualify for furlough based on their medical condition.
Tennessee SB0175 amends the eligibility criteria for parole and furlough for inmates with chronic medical conditions. It lowers the age requirement for parole eligibility from 70 to 55 and increases the minimum time served from five to ten years, while maintaining exclusions for certain violent offenses and life sentences. Additionally, the bill modifies the furlough criteria to allow inmates who cannot perform at least one activity of daily living, rather than those unable to care for themselves, to qualify for furlough based on their medical condition.
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