One of Nashville Public Radio’s ambitious podcast projects is being honored with one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism awards.
Podcast bonus: Behind the music of The Kids of Rutherford County
“Minimalist classic country with maximalist tendencies.” That’s one way to describe the musical scoring of The Kids of Rutherford County.
Podcast Bonus: Treated ‘like I’m a dog,’ says one man jailed as a child by Rutherford County
Quinterrius Frazier was 15 years old when he was arrested for aggravated robbery and held in the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center. When staff said he was being disruptive — flashing gang signs and rapping, they claimed — he was placed in solitary confinement.
The Kids of Rutherford County: A reporter’s essay
The three years I spent working on “The Kids of Rutherford County” podcast taught me one thing: Tennessee’s punitive policies aren’t leaving children in the legal system better off.
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