Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to apply to her or the other adults in charge. This disturbing investigative piece from ProPublica shows how racism in a Nashville, TN area juvenile court has damaged the lives of thousands of … [Read more...]
Williamson County Family Exchanges Litigation Over Accusations of Child Abuse, Murder
Gracie Solomon, a brave young woman and abuse survivor is speaking out about her abusive father, sharing her belief that her father killed her older brother Grant, her protector. She is also a survivor of the corrupt and inept family court system that ignored her abuse and forced her into the full custody of her violent father, despite her mother's attempts to protect her and her brother … [Read more...]
Jacob Shaffer Pleads Guilty in Five Lincoln County Murders, Including His Estranged Wife and Stepson
Jacob Shaffer, 32, was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole in a Fayetteville courtroom Friday. His guilty plea comes just over two years after a two-state killing spree that left six people dead. Shaffer pleaded guilty Friday to fatally stabbing his estranged wife, Tracie Hall Shaffer; her 16-year-old son, Devin Brooks; Brooks' 16-year-old friend, Robert … [Read more...]