Would You Like to Sue the Government? | The Kids of Rutherford County
From The Promise by Nashville Public Radio
November 16, 2023 · 1h 0m
About this episode
Wes Clark and Mark Downton uncover issues in Rutherford County's juvenile justice system leading to a potential class action lawsuit.
Wes Clark reads a telling line in a police report about how Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system really works. He and his law partner Mark Downton realize they have a massive class action on their hands. Credits: “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a production of Serial, The New York Times, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. It was written and reported by Meribah Knight with additional reporting from Ken Armstrong at ProPublica. The show was produced by Daniel Guillemette with additional production by Michelle Navarro. It was edited by Julie Snyder and Jen Guerra. Additional editing by Anita Badejo, Sarah Blustain, Tony Gonzalez, Ken Armstrong and Alex Kotlowitz. The Supervising Producer is Ndeye Thioubou; research and fact checking by Ben Phelan, with additional fact checking by Naomi Sharp. Music supervision, sound design, and mixing by Phoebe Wang. Our Standards Editor is Susan Wessling. Legal review from Dana Green and Al-Amyn Sumar. Original score by The Blasting Company. Additional production from Jenelle Pifer. Mack Miller is the Executive Assistant for Serial. Art by Pablo Delcan. Sam Dolnick is a Deputy Managing Editor of The New York Times.
People in this episode
Host: Meribah Knight
Topics covered
- juvenile justice
- class action
- Rutherford County
- legal system
- youth advocacy
Keywords
- juvenile justice
- class action lawsuit
- Rutherford County
- police report
- youth justice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rutherford County, Serial, The New York Times, ProPublica, The Blasting Company
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