Under Tennessee’s aggravated prostitution law, people convicted of conducting sex work with HIV are put on the “violent sex offenders” list for life. The DOJ found the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DOJ touts Tennessee program that puts a social worker on public defense teams
Defendants who can’t afford to pay for their own lawyer are often up against several challenges — addiction, poverty, homelessness.
Franklin Man Charged In Scheme To Extort Mitt Romney
A scheme to defraud presidential candidate Mitt Romney has resulted in the indictment of a man in Franklin. Thirty-four year-old Michael Mancil Brown is charged with extortion and wire fraud.

