House Speaker Cameron Sexton introduced a bill that would funnel more kids into the adult criminal court system. Juvenile justice advocates are concerned it could have disastrous results.
Gun control advocates try to persuade Tennessee lawmakers not to lower the carrying age to 18
Gun control advocates in Tennessee are mobilizing against several bills moving through the state legislature. One would lower the age to carry a gun without a permit to 18, and another would arm more school employees.
After a report showed long 911 wait times, Nashville police excluded more than 22,000 calls from its data
Nashville’s police department is recalculating response times for 911 calls going back several years. The move follows a recent report from the Community Oversight Board that found that wait times were twice as long — or even three times longer — than previous years.
Inside one Tennessee prison, men with life sentences mentor first-timers on navigating life behind bars and after release
People serving life sentences often have a lot of sway over the culture of a prison — they remain, while others cycle in and out. At a prison about an hour southwest of Nashville, men with life sentences are trying to use that influence for good.
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services says fewer children are sleeping in its offices
The Department of Children’s Services commissioner gave an update to the legislature that showed improvements to the troubled system.
Nashville police response times have ballooned since 2020. Oversight group says that damages faith in the department.
In 2020, it took only 10 minutes for Nashville police to respond to a call about a shooting. Two years later, that wait time had tripled to half an hour.
Rutherford County’s juvenile detention facility is under increased oversight, yet still expanding its reach
Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system has come under fire for locking up kids at rates that surpass every other county in Tennessee. And it doesn’t just detain its own kids. The detention center contracts with counties across the state and charges a daily rate.
With abortion mostly outlawed in the South, patients and clinics are crossing state lines
People seeking abortions are faced with increased costs of travel, time off work and childcare.
Nashville officer in early January’s fatal shooting has a record of use of force, escalations and suspensions
SWAT officer Ashley Kendall Coon fatally shot a man in January. Coon’s MNPD personnel file shows a history of use of force, escalations and suspensions.
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