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| State anti-gang law largely ignored |
| By c-dh.net |
| Published: 02/01/2010 |
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A state law enacted 13 years ago to give gang members harsher prison sentences has likely never been successfully used by prosecutors in Tennessee. The Tennessee General Assembly approved legislation in 1997 granting district attorneys the ability to seek stronger sentences for defendants convicted of gang offenses. At the time, supporters touted the law as evidence Tennessee was tackling a growing crime problem by lengthening prison sentences for gang members. “This will make it easier for police to arrest and for prosecutors to convict those involved in gang-related crimes,” state Rep. Joe Kent of Memphis was quoted by The Associated Press as saying in 1997. Read More. |
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