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The Latest In Crackdown On Violence In Public Housing: Four Nashville Men Face Lengthy Prison Terms

Samantha Max

October 29, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department

Nashville’s Sheriff Says He’s Ending ‘Rent-A-Bed’ Agreement With ICE

Samantha Max

October 29, 2019

The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office says it will no longer rent jail beds to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The announcement comes amid growing…

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News

Cyntoia Brown-Long Talks Freedom, Her New Memoir And Prison Reform In Studio With WPLN

Samantha Max

October 25, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News

Friction Grows Between Nashville Community Oversight Board And Police

Samantha Max

October 23, 2019

Newly published documents paint a troubling picture for the future of Nashville’s Community Oversight Board. Emails and memos posted Wednesday on the…

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News

‘Walking Contradiction’: Johnny Cash Both Broke The Law And Enforced It, Sheriff Says

Samantha Max

October 23, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Criminal Justice, WPLN News

Community Oversight Board Has An Open Seat To Fill — And 3 More Coming

Samantha Max

October 16, 2019

Nashville’s new Community Oversight Board has an open seat to fill — and several more vacancies coming early next year.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News

Body Cameras For Nashville Police Face Another Delay, More Costs

Samantha Max

October 14, 2019

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….

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News

Computer Coding Class Offers An Unexpected Career Path For Tennessee Inmates

Samantha Max

October 10, 2019

Technology has transformed the employment landscape. And a Nashville-based organization sees the rise of computers as a unique opportunity to help one…

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, WPLN News

Ending Metro Contract With CoreCivic Would Cost Tens of Millions, New Report Finds

Samantha Max

October 1, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News

State Attorney General Aims To Reverse Deal That Spared A Nashville Man From The Death Penalty

Samantha Max

September 20, 2019

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman, death penalty

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