201 Poplar program aims to reduce violence inside and outside the jail
James McLeary, an elder council member with Inside Circle, discusses his organization's partnership with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Oct. 4. Inside Circle runs programs, highlighted by the use of peer-guided healing circles, in adult and juvenile detention centers across the U.S. (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
On the same day as an apparent suicide at the Shelby County Jail, the sheriff’s office talked about a program that would use peer-guided healing ciricles within the facility and the need for mental health facilities.
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A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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