Tennessee Conservative
State Lawmakers On Thursday Approved The First Steps In A Plan By The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services To Open A New Transitional Facility For Kids Coming Into Custody And To Expand And Add More Security To Buildings That House Delinquent Youth.
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A Legislative Committee Charged With Reviewing The State’s Troubled Juvenile Justice System Made More Than A Dozen Recommendations On Wednesday That Are Expected To Serve As A Blueprint For General Assembly Action This Year.
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A New Five-Member Board Will Give A Juvenile Detention Center In Rutherford County Greater Accountability That’s Long Overdue. The Center That Has Illegally Jailed Children For Years Will No Longer Be Overseen By The County’s Juvenile Court Judge, A Change That The County’s Mayor Says Will Bring “More Oversight Or Transparency.”
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Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally Helped Pass A Law Last Year To Close A Loophole That Allowed Juvenile Detention Facilities In The State To Keep Kids In Solitary Confinement But According To A New Report, Nothing Has Changed.
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In A Recent Report, Two Watchdog Groups Say That A Tennessee Juvenile Justice Facility Is Being Run Like A “Dangerous Jail,” Which Violates State And Federal Laws.
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