Tennessee Lawmakers Demand Answers on Safety in State Youth Prisons
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Lawmakers cited a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse and other serious incidents to the state as required.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-private-youth-prisons-dcs-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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