TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2021

Rutherford County has agreed to pay up to $11 million to settle a large, class-action suit over its policies for arresting and detaining children, WPLN reports. The settlement, filed in federal court yesterday, is the largest in a string of lawsuits surrounding the county’s juvenile court practices dating back to 2003. The case, which involved 1,000 children, alleged the country violated their rights by arresting them illegally and placing them in juvenile detention without sufficient grounds. The county will pay up to $7.75 million to the children, with the rest of the funds going to attorney fees and court costs.