Gov. Bill Lee Planned For Criminal Justice Reform. Now, He'll Sign A Bill Going Against Those Principles.

Nashville Tennessean, The Tennessean
Thu, 08/13/2020 - 5:57pm

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has long talked about the need to enact meaningful criminal justice reform.

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