TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 2, 2020

After an initial reduction in rural jail populations at the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, thousands more have been incarcerated in local lockups across the state. Data from the Department of Correction shows that county jails released 30% of all inmates between February and May. But by September, thousands of the empty beds were filled by new inmates. Now, in 35 of the state’s counties, local jails are overcrowded. Read more about these new trends and how they are affecting COVID-19 prevention efforts from the Tennessee Lookout.