{"id":2239408,"date":"2024-05-07T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-lawmakers-introduce-blended-sentencing-for-worst-juvenile-offenders\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:01:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:01:07","slug":"tennessee-lawmakers-introduce-blended-sentencing-for-worst-juvenile-offenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-lawmakers-introduce-blended-sentencing-for-worst-juvenile-offenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee legislators propose &#8216;blended sentencing&#8217; for severe juvenile offenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-lawmakers-introduce-blended-sentencing-for-worst-juvenile-offenders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tennessee \u2064lawmakers have forwarded a bill to Governor Bill Lee, proposing &#8220;blended \u200csentencing&#8221; for severe \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-police-deputy-chief-orders-tactical-teams-to-fight-carjackings-by-pumping-gas-for-residents\/\" title=\"Chicago Police Deputy Chief Orders Tactical Teams To Fight Carjackings By Pumping Gas For Residents\">juvenile offenders<\/a>. This approach permits adult \u200dpenalties \u2062as\u2062 offenders transition from\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-collins-what-feels-good-does-not-always-heal-you-these-bipartisan-gun-control-measures-are-a-cruel-charade\/\" title=\"Doug Collins: What Feels Good Does Not Always Heal You \u2013 These Bipartisan Gun Control Measures Are a Cruel Charade\">juvenile system<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sens-rubio-gillibrand-introduce-legislation-to-aid-veterans-va-care-for-burn-pit-related-injuries\/\" title=\"Sens. Rubio, Gillibrand introduce legislation to aid veterans VA care for burn pit related injuries\">legislation aims<\/a> to address the issue of losing jurisdiction over juvenile offenders once they reach 19 years of age. It \u200dlooks great! If you need any more assistance or further revisions, feel free \u2064to ask.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tennessee<\/a> lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Bill Lee\u2019s (R-TN) desk introducing \u201cblended sentencing,\u201d which is when the worst juvenile offenders can be handed adult punishments after they age out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/juvenile-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>juvenile system.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesotas-new-social-studies-curriculum-would-racialize-first-graders-teach-high-schoolers-about-the-evils-of-whiteness-capitalism-and-christianity\/\" title=\"Minnesota\u2019s New Social Studies Curriculum Would Racialize First-Graders, Teach High Schoolers About The Evils Of \u2018Whiteness, Capitalism, And Christianity\u2019\">juvenile justice system<\/a> under current law loses jurisdiction over juvenile offenders once they turn 19. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they\u2019re 17 or 18 years old, and they commit a violent crime, and they\u2019re not prosecuted as an adult, by the time they turn age 19, their record is wiped clean,\u201d Tennessee GOP House Speaker Cameron Sexton, who introduced the bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/tennessee-worst-juvenile-criminals-cant-age-out-punishment-thanks-new-blended-sentencing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> Fox Digital.\u00a0\u201cNobody can see it anymore. They get a free pass.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, the new blended sentencing bill will give serious offenders an additional three to five years in adult prison if they meet certain criteria.\u00a0Juvenile suspects found guilty for the equivalent of an adult class A, B, or C felony can face an additional adult punishment after their 18th birthday, ranging from probation to prison time, but no blended sentence may extend beyond the offender\u2019s 25th birthday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe worked with the juvenile judges as much as we could to come up with something that was reasonable, something that would hold them accountable and put in place a blended sentencing model where if you were a juvenile, and you truly wanted to get back to society in a good place, then we put in some conditions that you had to follow,\u201d Sexton said.<\/p>\n<p>The measure passed both the House and Senate at the end of April. Lawmakers began working on the bill after the state saw a spike in juvenile carjackings during the pandemic.\u00a0However, <a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseelookout.com\/2023\/08\/29\/solutions-in-need-of-a-problem-despite-claims-from-gop-leadership-juvenile-crime-rates-decrease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>data<\/a> show that over the past decade, juvenile arrests have decreased by 53%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee lawmakers have submitted a bill to Governor Bill Lee, introducing &#8220;blended sentencing&#8221; for the most serious juvenile offenders. This approach allows adult penalties for offenders transitioning from the juvenile system. Currently, the juvenile justice system loses authority over offenders at age 19. 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