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.
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to [.]
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to [.]
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Chapter 1: “What in the World?
Friday, April 15, 2016: Hobgood Elementary School, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Three police officers were.