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Inmate disciplinary oversight board touts reviews, recommends changes to sentence-credit system
Summary
A board representative told senators the Inmate Disciplinary Oversight Board reviewed over 15,000 class-A incidents in 2025, removed more than 400,000 credit days and restored 34,000; the board recommended legislative changes to how the eTOMA system records negative credits and sought statutory fixes while the committee advanced SB 15-23 with one recorded 'no.'
A representative of the Inmate Disciplinary Oversight Board described the board's 2025 work, saying it reviewed more than 15,000 class-A incidents, removed more than 400,000 credit days beyond Department of Corrections recommendations and restored over 34,000 credit days. "Over 15,000 class a, which are the most serious incidents were reviewed by just 9 board members, last year," the representative said, adding the board had identified gaps in DOC disciplinary processes and recommended statutory changes.
During extended Q&A, the board outlined legislative recommendations to limit which charges qualify for reduction under the sentence-credit system and to allow the eTOMA (Tennessee Offender Management) system to retain negative credit balances so inmates must 'work off' prior credit removals before accruing new credits. Committee members raised concerns that restricting credit eligibility could reduce incentives for good behavior; one senator warned that removing incentives might raise housing costs by lengthening stays. After discussion, the committee voted to advance SB 15-23 with one 'no' vote recorded.
