The lawsuit against Rutherford County comes to an end, but the hard part is actually getting everybody paid.
Tag: Juvenile Delinquency
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The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 3: ‘Would You Like to Sue the Government?’
As Wes Clark’s career takes off, he comes across a police report that reveals a stunning clue about how the Rutherford County juvenile justice system really works.
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The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 2: ‘What the Hell Are You People Doing?’
A young lawyer can’t get a juvenile court to let his clients out of detention — even when the law says they shouldn’t have been held in the first place.
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The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 1: The Egregious Video
Eleven children in Rutherford County, Tenn., were arrested for watching a fight. The arrests did not go smoothly.
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From Serial Productions: The Kids of Rutherford County
For over a decade, one Tennessee county was arresting and illegally jailing hundreds of children. A four-part series reveals how this came to be — and what it would take to stop it.