The state unlawfully arrested members of the Occupy Nashville group two
years ago during a protest encampment on War Memorial Plaza, which
violated their First Amendment rights to free speech, according to a
ruling by a federal judge on Wednesday.
A permanent fix to overcrowding at the Monroe County Jail is one step
closer to a reality after a committee voted to recommend building a new
facility outside of downtown Madisonville.
The Bonnaroo Music Festival kicks off Thursday night in Manchester,
Tennessee. 80,000 music fans are headed that way for a weekend of
camping, watching bands, and fun.
Tennessee juvenile correction facilities have higher rates of sexual
victimization among inmates than the national average, according to a
report recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
