Tennessee Judge Who Jailed Black Kids at Inordinately High Rate Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election Hours After Lawmakers Call for Her Impeachment
A Tennessee juvenile court judge who has been criticized for her practice of having minors arrested has announced she is retiring this fall. The news comes a day after legislators called for her impeachment. According to the Insider, Judge Donna Scott Davenport, who has served Rutherford County’s juvenile court in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, since 2000, has…
