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Tennessee Jail Overcrowding is State's Fault

Tennessee is now spending over $100 million a year to house state prisoners in county jails - a 14% increase from the previous year. Despite 7,350 prison inmates being double-celled, state prisoners still overcrowd jails because the state has no room for them.

As of July 19, 1996, 2,056 felons ...

 

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