TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 7, 2022

The Rutherford County Commission is launching an oversight board for its Juvenile Detention Center following a report last year that exposed the county’s troubled history of illegally jailing children, the Daily News Journal reports. The commission hopes to appoint five members to the board by August. The board will have oversight of the juvenile detention center, the director, policies, procedures and budget plans submitted to the commission for approval. Those interested in applying for the board can obtain applications from the mayor’s office. Juvenile Court Judge Donna Scott Davenport, who was at the center of the investigation into the county’s arresting and jailing of more than 1,000 juveniles, announced she would retire in August. Republican Travis Lampley and Independent Andrae Crismon are competing for Davenport’s seat on the bench in the August election.