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Keep Improving the Juvenile "Justice" System

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Here's an example of why I have problems with a separate juvenile "justice" system:
A 13-year-old girl who stabbed another girl to death earlier this year was committed to the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services until she turns 19.

Six county bridges rated 'deficient'

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A total of six bridges in Bedford County, five that are locally maintained and one maintained by the state, have been classified as "structurally deficient" by the Tennessee Department of...

After 134 Days...

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Lola Potter, the public information officer for the Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration who has stonewalled me on my open-records request for video shot at the governor's mansion underground ballroom blasting site since mid-March, finally caved in today and agreed to let me view the v

Most Likely

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Rob Huddleston comments on the recent controversy:

The TDP say they received the letter through a simple Tennessee Public Records request. Fair enough.

DCS says foster case is 'shocking'

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A foster mother charged with having sex with a teenager in her care is scheduled to appear in court late next month. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Department of Children's Services is continuing to look...

Longest Serving Tennessee Death Row Inmate Dies

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We received word yesterday from the Tennessee Department of Correction that Richard Austin, the state's oldest and longest serving death row inmate, died at DeBerry Special Needs Facility in Nashville on Sunday. Austin was sentenced to death in 1978 after a conviction in Shelby County of accessory before the fact to murder.

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