The oversight board tasked with reforming Rutherford County’s Juvenile Detention Center met for the first time this week.
Gov. Bill Lee won’t consider pardoning small marijuana possession offenses after President Biden urges states to act
In Tennessee, small possession of marijuana is punishable by up to one year in jail and $2,500 dollars. But Cosby Republican Rep. Jeremy Faison, the Tennessee House Republican Caucus Chair, cast doubt that many Tennesseans are arrested solely for simple possession.
A Nashville prison advocate receives the maximum sentence for planting weapons in a city jail
A Nashville prison reform advocate has been sentenced to 40 years for planting weapons inside the Davidson County jail. District Attorney Glenn Funk says that’s the maximum sentence Alex Friedmann could’ve received.
28 people have died of overdoses in Tennessee’s prisons this year. Lawsuits blame understaffing and easily available drugs.
More than two dozen people have died of overdoses behind bars in Tennessee this year. Twelve of those deaths happened in privately operated prisons, run by Brentwood-based CoreCivic.
First-time gun possession charges for young people in Davidson County are back up to pre-pandemic levels
The number of teens charged with first-time gun possession is on track to be the highest it’s been since 2019. Charges fell during the pandemic, but now show a return to pre-pandemic levels.
Tennessee’s new AG plans to pick up his predecessor’s fight against Biden administration’s LGBTQ protections
Title IX protects students from sex discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education wants to redefine ‘sex’ to include gender identity — which would add more protections for LGBTQ students.
Metro Police completes audit of body camera footage, but its community oversight board wants changes moving forward
The Metro Nashville Police Department has completed its review of body camera footage that was sent to the Community Oversight Board in past investigations. The department was looking for instances where videos were improperly edited.
Bomb threat prompts Nashville Public Library to close all branches
The Nashville Public Library closed all branches Thursday after receiving a bomb threat.
AAPI advocates are calling for Biden to withdraw his nomination for one of Tennessee’s top prosecutors
AAPI groups also want the Senate to pause the nomination until Casey Arrowood has been investigated for a case he tried under the “China Initiative” — a Trump-era crack down on academics with ties to China.
Nashville schools have been hit with a spate of social media threats. Now several students are facing charges.
Four Metro Nashville Public School students have been arrested for making online threats against their schools. The students told police it was a prank, but now they’re facing criminal charges.
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