WEIGHT LIFTING IN PRISON
We were alerted in late February 1997 by an inmate in Tennessee about two bills on the weightlifting issue being sponsored by Rep. Mark Goins. Mr. Goins actually has 3 "get tough on criminals" type bills. All 3 bills were assigned to committees in early February. We have links them and quite a bit of additional information below.
SB0940,Miller J,S. S&L Govt. Comm.,,HB0011,Goins,State Government of SLG,,Correctional Programs,"Correctional Programs - Prohibits penitentiaries from providing weightlifting or strength conditioning programs for inmates. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.","Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.",Prohibits penitentiaries from providing weightlifting or strength conditioning programs for inmates.
SB0939,Miller J,S. S&L Govt. Comm.,,HB0010,Goins,State Government of SLG,,Correctional Programs,"Correctional Programs - Prohibits state from purchasing exercise equipment for use in state prisons. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.","Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.",Prohibits state from purchasing exercise equipment for use in state prisons.
SB0938,Miller J,Sen. Caption Bills Held on Desk,,HB0012,Goins,Criminal Practice & Procedure of JUD,,"Correction, Dept. of","Correction, Dept. of - Requires department to devise and implement program by October 1, 1997, whereby able and appropriate inmates perform labor in chain-gang type work groups - Amends TCA Title 41.",Amends TCA Title 41.,"Requires department to devise and implement program by October 1, 1997, whereby able and appropriate inmates perform labor in chain-gang type work groups".
*HB 0010 by *Goins (SB0939 by Miller J).
Correctional Programs - Prohibits state from purchasing exercise equipment for use in state prisons. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.
2/7/97 - Assigned to s/c State Government of SLG
*HB 0011 by *Goins (SB0940 by Miller J).
Correctional Programs - Prohibits penitentiaries from providing weightlifting or strength conditioning programs for inmates. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.
2/7/97 - Assigned to s/c State Government of SLG
*HB 0012 by *Goins (SB0938 by Miller J).
Correction, Dept. of - Requires department to devise and implement program by October 1, 1997, whereby able and appropriate inmates perform labor in chain-gang type work groups - Amends TCA Title 41.
2/4/97 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Practice & Procedure of JUD
State and Local Government
35 Legislative Plaza
Phone (615) 741-4881
Ulysses Jones, Jr., Chairman
Harry Tindell, Vice-Chairman
Edith Taylor Langster, Secretary
Mae Beavers, Stratton Bone, Bill Boner, Craig Fitzhugh,
Joe F. Fowlkes, TreŽ Hargett, Beth Halteman Harwell,
Bobby G. Hicks, Larry Huskey, Joe Kent, Howard
Kerr, Matt Kisber, Larry Miller, Paul Phelan,
Clarence W. "Pete" Phillips, Mary Pruitt,
Randy Rinks, Charles Sargent, Jack Sharp, Ben West, Jr.
Lawrence Hall, Research Analyst
Vanessa Cooper, Committee Secretary
The above infomation came from the TN Standing Committees website. If you go to their website http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/House/Committees/Committees.htm you will be able to contact the individual members directly.
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