Policy Issues
Innocence
,Intellectual Disability
,Aug 31, 2023
Court Ruling Makes Formerly Death-Sentenced Pervis Payne Eligible for Parole in Four Years
On August 30, 2023, the Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that formerly death-sentenced prisoner Pervis Payne can serve his two life sentences concurrently, making him eligible to apply for parole in less than fou…