New Documents Prove Tennessee County Disproportionately Jails Black Children, and It's Getting Worse.

Autor: Armstrong, Ken, Fresques, Hannah, Knight, Meribah
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Zdroj: Pro Publica; Dec2021, p1-4, 4p
Abstrakt: After ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio wrote about Rutherford County's juvenile justice system in October, state lawmakers called the system a "nightmare" and "unchecked barbarism." Donna Scott Davenport, the only juvenile court judge in Rutherford County's history, has overseen the juvenile justice system since first winning election in 2000. Tennessee's Rutherford County, which has been widely criticized for its juvenile justice system, has been jailing Black children at a disproportionately high rate, according to newly obtained data. [Extracted from the article]
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