On Nashville’s Giant WWTN: Tennessee Prison System putting Prisoner Rights Groups Before Victims

Jan 30, 2021 | Radio

The CPRC’s Nikki Goeser talked to Pamela Furr on the giant 100,000 watt WWTN-FM. They discussed how the Tennessee prison system won’t take away the good behavior/early release credits from her husband’s murderer who has continued harassing her from prison. Bizarrely, it seems the Tennessee Department of Correction doesn’t want to take away the early release credits because they are afraid of upsetting prisoner rights groups. What about the rights of victims?

Thursday, January 28, 2021, 11:05 to 11:23 AM.

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