Former members of District Attorney Glenn Funk’s staff told investigators that it was common practice to record criminal defense attorneys.
Judge Sheila Calloway says this is why Nashville needs a new juvenile justice center
Sheila Calloway is at the center of local conversations about justice. As the presiding judge of Nashville’s juvenile court, she has found new ways to hold young people accountable without sending them to jail. She’s now leading the effort to build a larger and less prison-like juvenile detention facility, and she’s also on the front […]
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.
Nashville Has Reduced Its Jail Population By 15% In The Past Month. Will It Last After Coronavirus?
Nearly 200 people have been freed from Nashville’s jails since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the state last month. The sheriff, public defender and district attorney are racing the clock to get as many people out as they can before COVID-19 starts spreading behind bars. And the virus has forced officials to think […]
Nashville’s Public Defender Says Office Needs More Funds — But From The State, Not Metro
The city’s top public defender says her office is overworked and understaffed, but she doesn’t think it’s Metro’s responsibility to fix it. Speaking at a budget hearing Tuesday, Dawn Deaner pointed out that — like the district attorney — her office serves primarily a state function. Public defenders are tasked with representing defendants facing criminal […]
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