Judge in jail lawsuit urges both sides to talk
U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman says the case isn't about her ordering changes at Shelby County Jail, but about whether vulnerable prisoners should be ordered released.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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