ProPublica | Juvenile Justice in Tennessee @ProPublica | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio co-published an investigation into the juvenile justice system. The article revealed that Rutherford County locked up 48% of children in cases referred to juvenile court in 2014 — the statewide average is 5% — and now has contracts to jail children from 39 other counties.
The reporting sparked national outrage and prompted many readers to ask: How did this happen, and what can be done? In this live virtual event, we answer audience-submitted questions.
Speakers include:
• Ken Armstrong, ProPublica reporter
• Meribah Knight, WPLN News reporter
• Emily Siner, WPLN News director (moderator)
ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio co-published an investigation into the juvenile justice system. The article revealed that Rutherford County locked up 48% of children in cases referred to juvenile court in 2014 — the statewide average is 5% — and now has contracts to jail children from 39 other counties.
The reporting sparked national outrage and prompted many readers to ask: How did this happen, and what can be done? In this live virtual event, we answer audience-submitted questions.
Speakers include:
• Ken Armstrong, ProPublica reporter
• Meribah Knight, WPLN News reporter
• Emily Siner, WPLN News director (moderator)
