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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·10 months agoTennessee has had a real problem for quite some time involving sending any child deemed even slightly disruptive to these for-profit detention centers. For example- https://www.propublica.org/article/new-bill-seeks-to-remove-tennessee-judge-who-illegally-jailed-children
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·10 months agoOne of the authors made a podcast about it. It’s fucking heartbreaking and maddening. That judge should be jailed. https://www.propublica.org/article/kids-of-rutherford-county-podcast-episodes
Tennessee has had a real problem for quite some time involving sending any child deemed even slightly disruptive to these for-profit detention centers.
For example- https://www.propublica.org/article/new-bill-seeks-to-remove-tennessee-judge-who-illegally-jailed-children
One of the authors made a podcast about it. It’s fucking heartbreaking and maddening. That judge should be jailed.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kids-of-rutherford-county-podcast-episodes