TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 28, 2021

The state Senate approved legislation last week that would reduce the amount of time a person must serve before becoming eligible for parole, the Tennessean reports. Under current law, a person convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole must serve 51 years in prison before being considered for release. Bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, and Rep. London Lamar, D-Memphis, would reduce that time to 25 years. No action has been taken on HB1532/SB0561 in the House yet.