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| House OKs Bill On Size Of Jail Cells |
| By Bill Jones |
| Published: 04/23/2009 |
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A proposal that would change jail cell regulations advanced out of the House State Government Subcommittee on Wednesday. The measure sponsored by Rep. David Hawk, R-5th, of Greeneville, was approved unanimously on Wednesday. The proposal would prohibit the Tennessee Corrections Institute from decertifying a jail facility based on square footage of a jail cell if the measurement meets the requirements of the American Correctional Association's Manual of Correctional Standards. Reached in Nashville on Wednesday afternoon, state Rep. Hawk, said he was happy that the bill had passed first hurdle in the state House committee system. "We're working to ensure that local governments in Greene County, as well as jails across the state, are not required to pay more money than they have to on either existing jail facilities or construction of new jail facilities," Hawk said. The bill next will be considered by the full House State Government Committee. Should the bill succeed there, it also will have to be considered by several other committees before it is considered by the full state House of Representatives, Hawk said. "It's certainly something that is important to Greene County and I look forward to helping it become reality," Hawk said. Hawk said his bill contains essentially the same language as that of a companion bill that passed the state Senate earlier this month. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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