If signed into law, hundreds of people who received lengthy sentences for selling drugs near schools could go home early.
ProPublica and WPLN News co-published an investigation into the juvenile justice system. The report revealed that Rutherford County locked up 48% of children in cases referred to juvenile court in 2014 — the statewide average is 5% — and now has contracts to jail children from 39 other counties. The reporting sparked national outrage and prompted many readers to ask: How did this happen, and what can be done?
In this live virtual event, we answered audience-submitted questions.
Speakers include:
- Meribah Knight, WPLN News senior reporter
- Ken Armstrong, ProPublica reporter
- Emily Siner, WPLN News director (moderator)
Watch:
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM