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June 26, 2024
Disability Rights Tennessee, Sanford Heisler Sharp, and the Youth Law Center File Lawsuit Against Tennessee for Illegal and Unconstitutional Neglect and Mistreatment of Vulnerable Youth
PDF Version of Press Release PDF Version of Complaint NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 26, 2024 — Attorn[...]
February 15, 2024
A Call to Action: Advancing Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System to Strengthen Families, Communities, and Oversight
About the Report: What would it look like if Tennessee’s juvenile justice system prioritized stren[...]
January 9, 2024
Tennessee Lookout | “New Nashville program provides eligible jail inmates pathway to voter registration, restoration”
View original article here. Published by Kathy Carlson, January 8, 2024 People in county jails often[...]
January 8, 2024
Massive sign on letter rejects cuts to non-defense discretionary funding in FY 2024 deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Massive sign on letter rejects cuts to non-defense discretionary funding in FY[...]
November 20, 2023
TN’s broken system: Press Release on recent tragedy in Nashville
For a PDF of the Release, please click here. For Immediate Release The recent shooting of Belmont st[...]
October 16, 2023
Out of Sight, Out of Media – A Recipe for Neglect: Statement on Tennessee Department of Children’s Services’ New Funding and Announced Projects Â
For a PDF of the Press Release, please click here. En Español The Tennessee Department of Childrenâ[...]
September 11, 2023
Press Release on Disability Voting Rights Week
To view the original press release, click here. Disability Rights Tennessee celebrates Disability Vo[...]
September 5, 2023
NewsChannel5 Open Line: Juvenile Crime Rates in Middle Tennessee
Zoe Jamail, Policy Coordinator here at Disability Rights Tennessee, joins OpenLine to discuss juveni[...]
August 28, 2023
Press Release on Week 2 of TN Special Session
For a PDF of the Press Release, please click here. As advocates for youth with disabilities, we are [...]