States across the country saw changes in their prison admissions and populations due to supervision violations in 2020. But some states were already experiencing reductions in violation admissions and population prior to the pandemic. This snapshot shows available supervision violation data for Tennessee from 2018 through 2020.
Admissions
From 2018 to 2019, Tennessee saw a 1 percent increase in the number of prison admissions due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Admissions
Violation Admissions
Technical Violation Admissions
2018
11369
4398
0
2019
11573
4430
0
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total admissions
11,369
11,573
Total Violation admissions
4,398
4,430
Probation admissions
0
0
Parole admissions
4,398
4,430
Total Technical Violation admissions
0
0
Probation admissions
0
0
Parole admissions
Total New Offense admissions
0
0
Probation admissions
0
0
Parole admissions
Population
Tennessee did not provide data for prison population due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Population
Violation Population
Technical Violation Population
2018
22339
4835
4835
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total population
22,339
Total Violation population
4,835
Probation population
3,428
Parole population
1,407
Total Technical Violation population
4,835
Probation population
3,428
Parole population
1,407
Total New Offense population
0
Probation population
0
Parole population
0
Additional State Notes
Data is not yet available for 2020. Only technical supervision violation admissions and population were provided for community supervision, as new offense violations are not distinguishable from new court commitments. People incarcerated while awaiting supervision revocation hearings are not included in the counts.
Whether an incarceration is the result of a new offense or technical violation is often difficult and problematic to delineate, even in states with available data. Most states do not consider a supervision violation to be the result of a new offense unless a new felony conviction is present, meaning technical violations may include misdemeanor convictions or new arrests. "Prison" includes county jail if the county was reimbursed by the state for a person’s incarceration, which occurs in some, but not all, states. Supervision violations may include revocations (i.e., unsuccessful terminations of a supervision and completion of a sentence in prison or jail) or short-term sanctions (i.e., probation or parole jurisdiction is maintained and the person is incarcerated for a short period of time in prison or jail). Not all states impose or include short-term sanctions in their count of supervision violations.
