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Since 2000, Judge Donna Scott Davenport has overseen the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County. Following reporting from Nashville Public Radio and ProPublica, state legislators have introduced a bill seeking to oust the judge.

ProPublica will partner with three more newsrooms on local accountability projects for a year starting in April 2022. Deadline to apply is Feb. 16.

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Newly obtained reports show that Black children in Rutherford County are locked up more than twice as often as population size would suggest. And as the rest of the country has made progress on racial disparities, the county has gotten far worse.

Charging nearly $200k, the firm promised to help Florida’s NICA program “win in the court of public opinion.” But in the end, state lawmakers insisted that administrators listen to parents and make changes.

Police can arrest people for “cover charges,” like resisting arrest, tojustify their use of excessive force and shield themselves fromliability. In Jefferson Parish, 73% of the time someone is arrested on a“cover charge” alone, they’re Black.

Police can arrest people for “cover charges,” like resisting arrest, to justify their use of excessive force and shield themselves from liability. In Jefferson Parish, 73% of the time someone is arrested on a “cover charge” alone, they’re Black.

One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”

Police can arrest people for “cover charges,” like resisting arrest, to justify their use of excessive force and shield themselves from liability. In Jefferson Parish, 73% of the time someone is arrested on a “cover charge” alone, they’re Black.