TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Dec 7, 2023

Tennessee’s prison population is growing faster than the majority of states, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Justice, WKRN reports. The report found Tennessee saw almost an 8% increase in incarcerated people, adding 1,740 more individuals into state prisons. The only states with a higher percent increase were Colorado, Mississippi and Montana. Nashville criminal defense attorney David Raybin called the rise “alarming" noting it is likely due to the “Truth in Sentencing” bill enacted in 2022 requiring violent offenders to serve their full sentence.