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Tennessee Prisoner Treatment and Conditions, Amendment 1 (1998)
Tennessee Amendment 1, also known as the Prisoner Treatment and Conditions Amendment, was on the November 3, 1998 ballot in the state of Tennessee as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. 
Election results
| Tennessee Prisoner Treatment and Conditions, Amendment 1 (1998) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 526,531 | 68.6% | ||
| No | 240,829 | 31.4% | ||
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1
Shall the Tennessee Constitution be amended by deleting Article I, Section 32, in its entirety and substituting instead the following?
- Section 32. That the erection of safe prisons, the inspection of prisons, and the humane treatment of prisoners, shall be provided for.
- YES ( )
- NO ( )
Constitutional changes
Amendment 1 replaced Article I, Section 32 of the Tennessee Constitution.
See also
Footnotes
- Election Results by County, Constitutional Amendments
- National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Measures Database
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