Tennessee lawmakers demand answers on safety in state youth prisons
Tennessee lawmakers cited a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse and other serious incidents to the state as required.
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