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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Increasing Punishments for Rioters

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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Increasing Punishments for Rioters
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks in the White House in Washington on April 30, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Allen Zhong
By Allen Zhong
8/22/2020Updated: 8/22/2020

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed a bill into law to boost punishments for rioters.

The law increased the punishment for illegal camping on state property not designated as a camping area from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony with mandatory minimum sentence of 30 days imprisonment.

Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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