[Tennessee] Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County: Settlement Agreement

On December 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a settlement agreement with Shelby County and the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County in Tennessee following their investigation into the juvenile court system. The settlement agreement includes remedial measures to align the following practices with the U.S. Constitution: probable cause determinations, notice of charges, transfer hearing practices, probation officers’ questioning of youth, youth defense practice, plea colloquies, restitution guidelines, confidentiality, language access among other practices.

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Tags: 14th Amendment, 5th Amendment, Access to Counsel, Adolescent Development, Conditions of Confinement, Detention, DOJ, DOJ Action on Juvenile Legal Systems, Due Process, Interrogation & Statements, Judicial Resources, Language, Miranda, Notice, Pleas, Probable Cause, Quality of Representation, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Racial Justice, Restitution, Right to Counsel, Specialization, Training, Transfer or Bindover or Certification, Youth Defense Systems