New Tennessee law could help prevent people from going back to prison - FOX13 Memphis

TENNESSEE — A new law in Tennessee aims to reduce the chances of someone going back to prison and increases opportunities for successful reentry to society after incarceration.

The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

The law authorizes Tennessee’s community colleges and colleges of applied technology to partner with local governments to provide educational and workforce development programs for inmates held in local correctional facilities.

It also authorizes the board of regents to contract with the sheriffs’ departments and other criminal justice departments to develop reentry programs to reduce recidivism rates for felons, according to the state.

Local transition centers can partner with a nonprofit organization that provides programming designed to reduce recidivism, according to the state.

The bill was passed in April 2021.

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