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TN Board of Parole ordered to follow reentry law signed by Lee - The Daily Memphian

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<strong&gtGov. Bill Lee signed a law in May making parole a right — rather than a privilege — for many nonviolent offenders. But the Board of Parole has not followed the Reentry Success Act of 2021, according to a recent ruling by a Nashville judge.</strong&gt (AP file/Mark Humphrey)
Gov. Bill Lee signed a law in May making parole a right — rather than a privilege — for many nonviolent offenders. But the Board of Parole has not followed the Reentry Success Act of 2021, according to a recent ruling by a Nashville judge.

Chancellor Anne Martin of the Davidson County Chancery Court ordered the Board of Parole to redetermine one man’s release eligibility date, writing the board’s actions were “inconsistent with all principles of due process.”

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