Samantha Max
Samantha Max covers criminal justice for WPLN and joins the newroom through the Report for America program. This is her second year with Report for America: She spent her first year in Macon, Ga., covering health and inequity for The Telegraph and macon.com.
Previously, she was an investigative reporting intern for the Medill Justice Project and a bilingual multimedia news intern at Hoy, Chicago Tribune’s Spanish-language daily. She returned to her hometown of Baltimore in 2015 and again in 2016 to work as a newsroom intern for NPR-affiliate WYPR.
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Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that could mean prison time for sleeping in public spaces. It's the latest effort to regulate homelessness in a state. The bill now goes to the governor.
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Oscar Smith was not killed by the state of Tennessee as planned Thursday night. -
Some Tennessee lawmakers are pushing for those convicted of crimes to serve their full sentences. But critics worry that without incentives for early release, prisoners won't be motivated to change.
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The battle over police reform is heating up once again in Tennessee. -
Thirty-one people died at the hands of law enforcement in Tennessee last year, according to a new report. -
Criminal justice is a hot topic in the Tennessee legislature this year. And while some bills would keep people behind bars for longer, others aim to get people out — especially those held before their trials. -
A case before the Tennessee Supreme Court argues the state’s lengthy sentence for teens convicted of murder is “cruel and unusual punishment.” -
As states broaden legal gun ownership, perceived threats to police can increase. Tennessee reports more shootings involving police.
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Pegram resident Tiffany Campbell woke up at 3:15 a.m. to a text from her brother telling her to check on their mom.“I threw my clothes on. I was like, I’m… -
Nashville police academy graduates are overwhelmingly white and male. A new recruitment approach that stresses real world scenarios over militaristic courses promises more diversity.
