The Kids of Rutherford County explained

The Kids of Rutherford County is an investigative journalism podcast about the Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and incarceration scandal. It is hosted by Meribah Knight and produced by Serial Productions, ProPublica, and Nashville Public Radio.

Background

The show is a four-episode series hosted by Meribah Knight and produced by Serial Productions,[1] in collaboration with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio.[2] The first two episodes were released on October, 26, 2023.[3] The two remaining episodes were released weekly on the following Thursdays.[4] The show uses the same style presentation as Serial.[5]

The show starts with a fight between middle school children; subsequently, several minors were arrested and sent to juvenile detention, some of whom were not present during the fight.[6] Some of the wrongfully incarcerated children had also been subjected to solitary confinement.[7]

Donna Scott Davenport was the county's singular juvenile court judge. Davenport had designed and oversaw an extralegal system which had dominated the juvenile court, including all cases before it, during 2000 through 2022.[8] [9] The show investigates a decade of questionable cases involving a large number of children.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: White . Peter . October 19, 2023 . Serial Sets 'The Kids of Rutherford County' As Latest Podcast . November 16, 2023 . Deadline . en-US . November 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023139/https://deadline.com/2023/10/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-serial-1235577068/ . live .
  2. Web site: October 2023 . Adam Shepherd 20 . Serial Productions to launch new podcast on illegal child detentions . November 16, 2023 . www.podpod.com . en . January 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119024642/https://www.podpod.com/article/1844638/serial-productions-launch-new-podcast-illegal-child-detentions . live .
  3. Web site: Praino . Nicolle S. . October 27, 2023 . WPLN's Meribah Knight Launches 'The Kids of Rutherford County' . November 16, 2023 . Nashville Scene . en . November 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023140/https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/wpln-s-meribah-knight-launches-the-kids-of-rutherford-county/article_7df47b30-74ff-11ee-ae9a-4b3564e7dcf5.html . live .
  4. Web site: October 20, 2023 . Press Release: Introducing 'The Kids of Rutherford County,' a new podcast from Serial Productions . November 16, 2023 . Editor and Publisher . en . November 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023139/https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/introducing-the-kids-of-rutherford-county-a-new-podcast-from-serial-productions,246300 . live .
  5. News: Sawyer . Miranda . November 5, 2023 . The week in audio: Gangster: The Story of the Burger Bar Boys; Kids of Rutherford County; Hits Radio Breakfast with AI Fleur East – review . en-GB . The Observer . November 16, 2023 . 0029-7712 . November 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023139/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/05/gangster-the-story-of-the-burger-bar-boys-review-kids-of-rutherford-county-hits-radio-breakfast-ai-fleur-east . live .
  6. Web site: Seven Great New Podcasts for November . January 31, 2024 . Paste Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: McHugh . Siobhan . December 17, 2023 . Ghosts, grit and genius: the most gripping podcasts of 2023 . January 31, 2024 . The Conversation . en-US.
  8. https://www.propublica.org/article/black-children-were-jailed-for-a-crime-that-doesnt-exist?token=Tu5C70R2pCBv8Yj33AkMh2E-mHz3d6iu Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge"
  9. News: Nicol . Patricia . November 12, 2023 . The best true crime podcasts you can listen to now . . en . November 16, 2023 . 0140-0460 . January 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119024605/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-best-new-true-crime-qgtgmsmk2 . live .
  10. Web site: November 1, 2023 . November 2023 Best Podcasts: Missing Pages, Land of the Giants . November 16, 2023 . Podcast Review . en-US . November 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023140/https://podcastreview.org/list/november-2023-best-podcasts/ . live .