A young lawyer named Wes Clark can’t get the Rutherford County juvenile court to let his clients out of detention — even when the law says they shouldn’t have been held in the first place. He’s frustrated and demoralized, until he makes a friend.

From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South.

The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 2: What the Hell Are You People Doing?

Serial returns with a history of Guantánamo told by people who lived through key moments in Guantánamo’s evolution, who know things the rest of us don’t about what it’s like to be caught inside an improvised justice system.

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One reporter has been covering Guantánamo since the day the prison opened. The military would like her to go home now.

S04 - Ep. 7: The Forever Reporter

After the worst happens at Guantánamo, the warden tries to explain it to the outside world – and to himself.

S04 - Ep. 6: Part 2, Asymmetry

A new warden comes to Guantánamo and decides to make some changes. A prison’s a prison, he thinks. How hard could this be?

S04 - Ep. 5: The Big Chicken, Part 1

The case against a young airman gets even weirder when the government pulls in two fresh investigators. Part 2: A bride, an FBI agent, and a polygraph machine.

S04 - Ep. 4: The Honeymooners

An Arabic-speaking airman is sent to Guantánamo to translate, and soon finds himself at the center of a major scandal. Part 1: Suspicion swallows evidence.

The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 2: What the Hell Are You People Doing?

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