Mayor vows to fight police brutality, but city blocks records
Strickland promises reforms to MPD, but activists skeptical
Memphis mayor Jim Strickland and DeVante Hill spoke at a press conference at I Am A Man Plaza June 3, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Marc Perrusquia
Marc Perrusquia is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, where graduate students learn investigative and explanatory journalism skills working alongside professionals. He's won numerous state and national awards for government watchdog, social justice and political reporting. Follow the Institute on Facebook or Twitter @psr_memphis.
As Mayor Jim Strickland vows to 'fix' police brutality against African American citizens, his staff puts up roadblocks to accessing records.
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