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.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Dollar
General Corp. over its criminal background checks of new hires and
employees, a case that legal experts say could affect hiring practices
nationwide.
