Thousand of demonstrators marched through downtown Nashville in a Fourth of July march against racial injustice. The two-hour protest organized by Teens 4 Equality appeared to draw a smaller crowd than a similar march a month ago.
Oversight Board Names 3 Areas Where Nashville Police Could Improve
The group wants MNPD to expand its new ban on chokeholds to include other types of neck restraints. They also want the department to require de-escalation before officers use force and more specific wording in its ban on shooting from a moving car.
Nashville Police Officer Calls For Healing In Country Ballad About Brutality
Sgt. Henry Particelli gives an officers’ perspective on what it’s like to work in law enforcement amid nationwide protests against police brutality. The song is written as a message to a person killed by police.
Tennessee Supreme Court Commits To Racial Equity Amid Protests Against Racial Disparities In Law Enforcement
A new initiative follows the recent groundswell of protests against systemic racism in policing, but accusations of racial bias are not new in Tennessee’s court system.
‘Everybody Deserves A Second Chance’: Advocates Urge Governor To Include Prisoners In New Drug Sentencing Reform
All 50 states allow some form of tougher punishments for drug sales in certain areas. Tennessee’s drug-free school zones law is one of the harshest.
Tennessee Takes A First Step Toward Better Health For Pregnant Women In Jails And Prisons
Pregnancy testing. Advice on healthy eating. Postpartum care. These are some of the services that Tennessee jails and prisons are now required to offer the state’s growing population of female inmates. That’s thanks to a new bill (SB 1839/HB 1651), passed by the legislature last week.
Nashville Police Chief Announces Retirement, Amid Widespread Calls For Reform
This story was updated at 6:30 p.m. Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson is retiring after 10 years leading the department, Mayor John Cooper announced this morning.
What Would ‘Defunding The Police’ Mean In Nashville? Activists And Lawmakers Have Some Ideas.
Calls to “defund the police” have become ubiquitous in recent weeks. But the phrase means different things for different people — from reducing spending on law enforcement to completely abolishing the police department.
From Civil Rights Story Time To Marches Through Downtown, Nashvillians Of All Ages Rally For Racial Justice
Nearly three weeks after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, Nashvillians still filled the streets this weekend, calling for change to policing policies, city budgets and which figures should be honored at the state capitol. Multiple protests happened over the weekend, and they turned out demonstrators of all ages.
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