Nearly 200 people have moved out of Dickson County’s jail with a plan in hand for addiction treatment or sober living. That’s part of the track record of Freeman Recovery Center, which began working on addiction recovery inside Dickson’s jail just over a year ago.
Tennessee police want license plate readers. Many Tennesseans don’t.
The divide over license plate readers in Tennessee has grown more intense, with police agencies moving forward with their support for the technology despite a sweeping public backlash.
How some Tennessee districts are adding panic alarms for school safety
Panic alarms are becoming more common in schools, but not all Tennessee districts can afford them.
Keeping an eye on the water, new YMCA technology can help swimmers in distress
A new drowning detection system in Middle Tennessee pools will help lifeguards aid those in need.
Metro agency: Policing technology report ‘fundamentally flawed’
A Metro agency is publicly questioning an independent nonprofit report that explores how Nashville police use various technologies.
He survived the Antioch High shooting. Now he’s suing the company behind gun-detection tech.
A student injured in the Antioch High School shooting is suing Omnilert, the company that contracted with MNPS on gun detection technology.
Drones will soon respond to emergencies in Mt. Juliet
Police and first responders in Mt. Juliet are moving forward with an around-the-clock drone program starting in September. Drones will respond and send real-time video during emergencies.
Nashville decreases backlog of untested sexual assault kits with help from grants
After policy changes and hiring more scientists, Tennessee is seeing its way out of a backlog of rape kits, including those in Nashville.
Police department study shows Nashville avoiding tech tools used elsewhere
A peer study analyzing 10 cities shows Nashville is an outlier when it comes to technology used in policing.
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