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Paige Pfleger

Paige Pfleger covers criminal justice for WPLN News. Previously she has worked in Central Ohio at WOSU News, covering criminal justice and the addiction crisis, and was named Ohio's reporter of the year by the Associated Press in 2019. Her work has appeared nationally on NPR, The Washington Post, Marketplace, and PRI's The World, and she has worked in the newsrooms of The Tennessean, Michigan Radio, WHYY, Vox and NPR headquarters in DC.

Paige Pfleger, Criminal Justice Reporter


Phone: (248) 914-1426

Paige Pfleger covers criminal justice for WPLN News. Previously she has worked in Central Ohio at WOSU News, covering criminal justice and the addiction crisis, and was named Ohio's reporter of the year by the Associated Press in 2019. Her work has appeared nationally on NPR, The Washington Post, Marketplace, and PRI's The World, and she has worked in the newsrooms of The Tennessean, Michigan Radio, WHYY, Vox and NPR headquarters in DC.

Tennessee DCS ‘working closely’ with Knoxville’s juvenile detention center to reform illegal use of seclusion

Paige Pfleger

December 1, 2023

Tennessee’s state agency that inspects juvenile detention centers says it’s working closely with a Knoxville facility to “address deficiencies” documented in reporting by WPLN and ProPublica, including years of instances of children being illegally locked alone in cells.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: juvenile justice, Knoxville, Richard L. Bean Center

Tennessee lawmakers demand an audit of juvenile detention facilities, citing ‘culture of lawlessness’ at the Richard L Bean Center

Paige Pfleger

November 17, 2023

Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center

A group of Tennessee lawmakers is calling for an audit of the use of seclusion inside juvenile detention facilities, and the removal of a Knox County superintendent.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Children's Services, juvenile justice, Knoxville

This youth detention center superintendent illegally locks kids alone in cells. No one has forced him to stop.

Paige Pfleger

November 16, 2023

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The court’s ruling on United States v. Rahimi could clarify an earlier decision on guns. Or it could take away one of the best options to protect domestic violence victims. In states like Tennessee, the consequences could be deadly.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

The Supreme Court will decide if domestic abuse orders can bar people from having guns. Lives could be at stake.

Paige Pfleger

November 3, 2023

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The court’s ruling on United States v. Rahimi could clarify an earlier decision on guns. Or it could take away one of the best options to protect domestic violence victims. In states like Tennessee, the consequences could be deadly.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Metro Nashville police officer fatally shoots man during a hostage situation

Paige Pfleger

October 10, 2023

A Metro Nashville police officer shot and killed a man at a home in Antioch Monday night.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: MNPD, police shooting, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Nashville government will bring violence interruption program in-house with $2M dollar DOJ grant

Paige Pfleger

October 3, 2023

Nashville was awarded nearly $2 million by the Department of Justice to launch a violence intervention program. It will be the city’s first in-house effort.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Gideon's Army, gun violence, violence prevention

The special session failed to yield gun reform. Now Tennessee democrats are looking to a new federal office for support.

Paige Pfleger

September 21, 2023

Democratic senators and representatives from Tennessee will be present Friday at the White House when President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new office on gun violence prevention.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun reform, gun violence, Joe Biden, special session

Tennessee Democrats file legislation to close the loophole that allows prohibited people from accessing guns

Paige Pfleger

August 18, 2023

Ahead of the specially called session on public safety, Democrats have introduced several gun reform measures. One of them would close a dangerous loophole that allows people to turn over their guns to a friend or a relative.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Special Session 2023, WPLN News Tagged With: domestic violence, gun dispossession, Metro Nashville Office of Family Safety

How Tennessee’s justice system allows dangerous people to keep guns — with deadly outcomes

Paige Pfleger

August 17, 2023

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Michaela Carter was one of at least 75 people killed in domestic violence shootings in Nashville since 2007. Nearly 40% were shot by people who were legally barred from having a gun.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Special Session 2023, Special Session 2023 In Depth, WPLN News Tagged With: gun violence, guns, ProPublica

A Nashville police officer endured sexual harassment. Her successful lawsuit shines a light inside the department.

Paige Pfleger

August 7, 2023

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Citlaly Gomez wanted to be the kind of police officer she wished she had seen growing up in Nashville. But it quickly became clear to her how things really worked inside the male-dominated department.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: court system, Metro Nashville Police Department, sexual harassment

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