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Phyllis Hildreth

Nashville’s new Office of Youth Safety has its first director

Char Daston

April 28, 2025

Phyllis Hildreth will lead Nashville’s new Office of Youth Safety. Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced the office’s first director last week.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Delishia Porterfield, Freddie O'Connell, office of youth safety, Phyllis Hildreth, restorative justice, Southern Movement Committee

Nashville Police Reach A Tentative Agreement With Watchdog Group

Samantha Max

January 2, 2020

More than three months of heated back and forth have finally come to an end. Representatives from the Metro Nashville Police Department and its new civilian oversight board announced Thursday afternoon that they’ve reached an agreement. A first look at the latest draft of a memorandum of understanding between the two groups reveals both sides […]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Cooper, community oversight board, John Cooper, Metro Nashville Police Department, Phyllis Hildreth, Steve Anderson

Nashville Police Oversight Board Names Chicago Attorney As Top Director Candidate

Tony Gonzalez

April 3, 2019

Nashville’s police oversight board has named its top candidate to become the group’s executive director. Chicago attorney William Weeden got the nod Tuesday night after the board interviewed five finalists.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Phyllis Hildreth, William Weeden

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