09 April 2024 :
March 26, 2024 - TENNESSEE. (SB 1834) Death Penalty for Child Rapists
The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced 5-4 legislation to increase the penalty for child rapists. Senate Bill 1834 would strengthen existing state law by increasing the penalty for rape or aggravated rape of a child to death, life in prison without the possibility of parole, or life in prison.
The General Assembly, in 2022, passed truth in sentencing laws that increased penalties for the most violent of crimes and now requires offenders to serve 85-100 percent of their sentences.
(Source: mainstreetmediatn.com, 26/03/2024)
