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Episode 3: Would You Like to Sue the Government?

Episode 3: Would You Like to Sue the Government?

FromThe Kids of Rutherford County


Episode 3: Would You Like to Sue the Government?

FromThe Kids of Rutherford County

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Wes Clark reads a telling line in a police report about how Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system really works. He and his law partner Mark Downton realize they have a massive class action on their hands. From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South. 
Released:
Nov 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (5)

For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves, who try to do something about it.