Strickland calls ‘BS’ on critics of ‘truth in sentencing’ state law
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland (in a March 8 file photo) said “201 Poplar is a revolving door” for repeat violent offenders because of weak state laws. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”
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