Research Recaps

This Research Recap of OREA’s March 2025 report on the Shelby County Criminal Justice System highlights the lack of a unique identifier for criminal cases as they progress from General Sessions Court to Criminal Court. 

This Research Recap focuses on sentencing lengths in the Shelby County criminal justice system.

This Research Recap is the final installment in a series highlighting the Comptroller’s March 2025 special report on the Shelby County criminal justice system. This installment focuses on the prosecution of criminal cases.

This Research Recap of the March 2025 special report on the Shelby County criminal justice system focuses on the time it takes to dispose of cases.

This installment in an ongoing series focuses on pretrial release and diversion for criminal cases.

This Research Recap is the first installment in a three-week series on K-12 capital infrastructure and investment in Tennessee and other states.

This recap focuses on extra funding available to school districts that meet certain enrollment growth criteria or that participate in the state’s Energy Efficient Schools Initiative.

Following the November 2024 report, OREA was asked to review the condition and needs of charter school facilities in Tennessee, describe current funding of charter schools, and assess how other states provide capital funding to charter schools.