In Tennessee, prosecutors can charge people for crimes committed by another person, even if they weren’t directly responsible. Activist groups are working with state legislators to change that.
Nashville’s new Office of Youth Safety has its first director
Phyllis Hildreth will lead Nashville’s new Office of Youth Safety. Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced the office’s first director last week.
Nashville youth want a solution to gun violence. A new Metro office is looking for one.
In June, Metro responded to student requests by dedicating $1 million to a new Office of Youth Safety. Now it’s beginning to form as the latest school shooting ripples through Nashville.
Nashville’s youth ask the city for restorative justice and gun violence prevention funding
Earlier this week, as Nashvillians gathered at city hall to share their desires for the city budget with Metro councilmembers, one ask stood high above the rest: the Varsity Spending Plan.
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