WPLN criminal justice reporter Samantha Max sat down with This is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona to unpack the so-called “truth in sentencing” bill.
Nashville’s DA candidates all say they want criminal justice reform. But just how progressive are they?
With the primary election just over one month away, the Democratic candidates for DA are all advertising themselves as progressive reformers. In many ways, their campaign platforms echo one another. But the candidates disagree on the details.
Nashville is about to invest about $2M in a community-based public safety program. But some anti-violence groups say that’s not enough.
The city has set aside nearly $2 million for a program that treats community conflict like an infectious disease. But as Nashville gets ready to fund this different approach, some residents wonder whether officials are investing enough to set it up for success.
Trains are back in service after a freight derailment in Mt. Juliet
The WeGo Star train is operating on a normal schedule after a freight derailment paused service Monday.
Tennessee joins growing list of states legalizing at-home tests to detect fentanyl in drugs
Rapid tests that can detect the powerful opioid fentanyl may soon become much more available in Tennessee.
Recent bomb threats at Fisk University and other HBCUs echo tactics used during the Civil Rights Movement
Fisk University. Howard University. Spelman College. These are just a few of the more than 30 historically Black colleges and universities that have received bomb threats this year — many during Black History Month.
The other epidemic: Overdoses are spiking in Tennessee prisons, as deadly drugs circulate through supposedly secure facilities
Drug deaths have jumped more than eightfold in Tennessee prisons in the past two years. That’s left people inside, their loved ones and even officials feeling desperate.
‘People change’: Cyntoia Brown-Long wants Tennessee lawmakers to let people out of prison sooner, not later
Cyntoia Brown-Long was given a second chance after she was sentenced to life in prison as a teenager. She thinks others behind bars should get one, too.
Nashville police say new Tasers will help de-escalate tense situations, but deadly force is still an option
Tasers are supposed to help officers stop someone without shooting them. That’s why the Metro Nashville Police Department is spending about $6 million for new ones.
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