Elliott Schuchardt is calling for stricter rules on deaths in Tennessee’s jails.
On January 30, 2026, a 14-year-old child died while in custody in the Blount County jail. Schuchardt says that the child’s death indicates a larger problem in the state.
In Tennessee, the inmate death rate has doubled in the past twenty years. During that time, the inmate population has remained roughly the same.
