TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 6, 2022

Concerned that longtime Community Corrections providers were pushed out of the bidding process by Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, lawmakers are set to hold hearings to look into the issue, Tennessee Lookout reports. State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, a Chattanooga Republican who co-chairs the Fiscal Review Committee, confirmed he will schedule meetings later this summer to learn more about why the Tennessee Department of Correction modified the bid process for contracts on Community Corrections services, which he says were working well. State Sen. Ed Jackson, R-Jackson, echoes those concerns and says multiple matters need to be resolved in the state’s decision to shift offenders to state probation. He questioned whether offenders would be treated fairly and if the department would have enough staff to handle new cases.