In one of my first news meetings here, we were talking about road rage for some reason. And Paige Southwick Pfleger said not to engage 'because they'll kill you.' Thought it was overstated but wpln.org/post/report-te…

A tough-on-juvenile-crime bill was hastily rewritten in the last days of the Legislature

Now headed to the gov's desk, it has raised bipartisan concern about unintended consequences, including kids as young as 14 being locked up for a year before trial

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Tennessee lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would strengthen oversight of juvenile detention centers. The proposal came after ProPublica and WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio found that seclusion was used as punishment for minor rule infractions. propub.li/4dr94YT

The bill was introduced in response to Paige Southwick Pfleger reporting on a Knoxville juvenile center, where kids were locked alone in cells for stretches of time for laughing during mealtimes and other minor 'offenses'
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A bill w bipartisan support to provide more oversight of juvenile detention centers failed this year.
Paige Southwick Pfleger & ProPublica detail the campaign contributions by a private juvenile detention operator to key Republicans who helped gut it.
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Protestors at the Capitol just dropped out this large banner and in return Speaker Cameron Sexton had told troopers to escort them out of the balcony.

32 women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by medical staffers while detained at Rikers. Most said they were assaulted during exams, including the medical assessments that all detainees undergo when they arrive. By Samantha Max: gothamist.com/news/women-hel…

A bill that would strengthen oversight of Tennessee’s juvenile detention centers has failed, despite a push for reform after a WPLN and @ProPublica investigation from Paige Southwick Pfleger found multiple county-run facilities were locking children alone in cells. wpln.org/post/despite-o…

A bill that would strengthen oversight of Tennessee’s juvenile detention centers has failed. “I can't think of a reason for not wanting oversight unless there's something to hide,” one child welfare advocate said. My latest: propublica.org/article/tennes…

New: The legislation, sponsored by two prominent Republicans, had backing from the Department of Children's Services and would have cost the state nothing. Child welfare advocates are baffled as to why it failed. propub.li/3U6ZWiU

NEW: Tennessee Juvenile Detention Oversight Bill Fails Despite Outcry Over Treatment of Children propublica.org/article/tennes… by partner Paige Southwick Pfleger WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

I am always saying Mariam Elba is everything I am not — she is incredibly detail-oriented, thorough and precise. This work would not be possible without her, and I am so grateful to work alongside her and learn from her every day. Here's to many more shared bylines, my friend!

Congratulations to the 2024 Livingston Award finalists for local reporting!

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Now Gov Lee has signed new law allowing anti-LGBTQ adults to adopt/foster LGBTQ teens, DCS is revising policy to “promote dignity & respect for all children/youth and families inclusive of their gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation”

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After six people were killed in a Nashville school shooting, families and educators called on the legislature to pass gun reform. Since then one of the most consequential bills to pass through the capitol would allow more guns in schools by arming teachers wpln.org/post/tn-house-…

I humbly present to you the moment I stopped a WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio news meeting because I saw a possum

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