TN · Working calls

Tennessee Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Amendment

Lean oppose

Provisional draft call. The mechanism was checked in the source review; remaining factual checks and uncertainty still matter.

Current assessment

Expands offenses permitting bail denial before conviction; judges must record reasons. The 85%-sentence catchall is frozen as of November 3, 2026.

Official resolution, pp. 1–2. Direction rests on expanded detention eligibility; no crime reduction assumed.

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