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A proposed bill in the Tennessee legislature would allow the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) to place foster youth in detention facilities, despite not being charged with a crime. According to a February 2026 WPLN report by Paige Pfleger, the bill would legally classify these children as “in need of…
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