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Release Eligibility Dates

By Baker Associates

Release eligibility is a concept that is misunderstood by many Tennesseans who are discussing criminal sentencing. Most often, it is misinterpreted as automatically allowing a defendant to walk out of confinement after serving only a portion of their sentence, especially by those who are displeased with the criminal justice system and complain that criminal defendants often get off too easy. The truth is that the release eligibility date ("RED") is merely the first date at which a criminal offender can be released from confinement, but it is certainly not a guarantee of being released.

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on January 25, 2011 (boomark / email).