Slate of bills by state Sen. Brent Taylor target bail, juvenile crime
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, speaks during the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Some of the more than 20 bills Taylor filed take aim at Shelby County’s current bail practices and a recent Memphis City Council ordinance that banned pretextual traffic stops by Memphis Police Department officers.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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