Lawmakers call it a perfect storm. Video, photographs and internal documents never intended to be made public put a state agency under intense scrutiny. Two years of stories alarmed lawmakers, infuriated the public and exposed what some call a system…
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Local Probation Officials Caught Red Handed
A private probation company in Tennessee is violating racketeering laws by jailing impoverished people who fail to pay court fines for traffic violations and misdemeanor offenses, and by refusing to waive fees for the indigent, according to a lawsuit filed…
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