Press Releases

ACLU-TN Urges Governor to Veto "Truth-In-Sentencing" Bill That Worsens Mass Incarceration

We urged Governor Bill Lee to veto SB 2248/HB 2656, the “truth-in-sentencing" bill that would require certain offenders to serve all or nearly all of their sentences without the opportunity to earn credit for good behavior or program participation.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU-TN Urges Governor to Veto Bill Criminalizing Unhoused People

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee urged Governor Bill Lee to veto HB 978/SB 1610, the bill that would criminalize unhoused people by making sleeping on any public property a felony.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform