Four Nashville men have been sentenced to more than 80 years in prison for a series of robberies and shootings in the Napier neighborhood south of…
Nashville’s Sheriff Says He’s Ending ‘Rent-A-Bed’ Agreement With ICE
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office says it will no longer rent jail beds to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The announcement comes amid growing…
Cyntoia Brown-Long Talks Freedom, Her New Memoir And Prison Reform In Studio With WPLN
Cyntoia Brown-Long says she’s taking every chance she can get to speak about life behind bars. She entered the national spotlight while serving a life…
Friction Grows Between Nashville Community Oversight Board And Police
Newly published documents paint a troubling picture for the future of Nashville’s Community Oversight Board. Emails and memos posted Wednesday on the…
‘Walking Contradiction’: Johnny Cash Both Broke The Law And Enforced It, Sheriff Says
Johnny Cash earned a reputation as an outlaw after spending a handful of nights in jail for minor arrests. Contrary to popular myths, Cash was never…
Community Oversight Board Has An Open Seat To Fill — And 3 More Coming
Nashville’s new Community Oversight Board has an open seat to fill — and several more vacancies coming early next year.
Body Cameras For Nashville Police Face Another Delay, More Costs
There’s yet another delay in Nashville’s long-awaited body camera program. New budget estimates are out, and they reveal even more unexpected costs….
Computer Coding Class Offers An Unexpected Career Path For Tennessee Inmates
Technology has transformed the employment landscape. And a Nashville-based organization sees the rise of computers as a unique opportunity to help one…
Ending Metro Contract With CoreCivic Would Cost Tens of Millions, New Report Finds
This post was updated at 7:30 a.m. The Metro Council is preparing to reevaluate its contract with Brentwood-based private prison operator CoreCivic. The…
State Attorney General Aims To Reverse Deal That Spared A Nashville Man From The Death Penalty
Listen Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery is challenging a recent ruling that overturned a death row inmate’s sentence just months before his execution. Slatery thinks Nashville’s district attorney overstepped when he offered the deal last month. His appeal calls into question who has the final say in criminal cases.
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