About 1,000 police recruits didn’t complete in recent years. Despite the department’s desire to diversify the force, women and people of color dropped out at the highest rates.
Mental health clinicians often aren’t on the scene when police interactions turn deadly. Here’s why.
The interstate was filled law enforcement last Thursday when nine officers from different agencies shot and killed Landon Eastep. Many in Nashville are wondering why no mental health counselors were there to calm things down.
‘He was crying out for help’: Landon Eastep’s widow questions law enforcement after 9 officers shot her husband on the side of a Nashville interstate
Once again, investigations are underway, body camera footage is circulating, loved ones are grieving and a city is left to wonder: Why have so many recent encounters with police turned violent?
Nashville’s police oversight agency recommends discipline for an officer who shot and injured a man in 2020
The civilian-run agency that oversees the Metro Nashville Police Department has completed its first investigation into a police shooting and believes the officer who fired should be punished.
Meet some of the ‘Super Fans’ who are dreaming of a championship at last for the Tennessee Titans
These football aficionados take their love for the team to a different level.
Nashville police chief chases separate priorities — building trust and fighting crime — as he shuffles up the department
Reshuffling of the leadership and new policing initiatives have become the norm since John Drake became Nashville’s top cop a little over a year ago.
Tennessee groups are rallying on MLK Day to oppose new political lines’ impact on Black and brown voters
Schools and businesses across the country will be closed Monday to honor the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
TBI investigations into shootings by Tennessee law enforcement are on the rise
State agents have launched their first investigation of the new year into a shooting by law enforcement.
Tennessee Supreme Court could shift more conservative with the governor’s new pick
Lee plans to fill the late Justice Cornelia Clark’s post with Sarah K. Campbell, a member of the Federalist Society whose current role is largely defending the constitutionality of state laws when they are challenged in court, such as abortion restrictions and the state’s protocols for verifying signatures on mail-in ballots.
Tennessee lawmakers could make big changes to criminal sentences in 2022
Some want to make it easier for people to get out of prison. Others want to make it harder.
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