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| Lawmakers consider bringing back corrections oversight |
| By tennessean.com- Joel Ebert |
| Published: 03/03/2016 |
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The likelihood of Tennessee lawmakers bringing back a committee focused on overseeing the state Department of Correction was bolstered on Wednesday when it was revealed that the House majority leader was working on such legislation. The news came as the House State and Government subcommittee considered a bill sponsored by a Democrat to bring back the committee, which was eliminated in 2011. Rep. Mike Stewart, D-Nashville, provided the committee some background, saying, "What the oversight committee traditionally did is allow the elected officials and the citizens of the state to get routine and consistent reporting from our corrections system." The oversight committee was created in 1985 after the state's prison system was placed under the control of the federal courts, he said. Stewart pointed to the fact that lawmakers have recently held hearings to discuss corrections concerns after Tennessean and other media reports found issues in the state's prison system. Read More. |
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