TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 22, 2023

The Rutherford County juvenile detention facility is expanding its reach, housing youth from across the state, despite being under increased oversight. The county system came under fire in 2021 and was forced to pay more than $5 million for arresting and detaining children. Now, Nashville Public Radio reports that the system has contracts in place to house juveniles from 41counties across the state. One more is in the works. The station also reveals that the former juvenile court judge attempted to expand contracting across state lines. That effort, however, has been abandoned under the new administration.