‘Mama’s Day Bail Out’ frees women from jail in time for Mother’s Day
Erica Perry, a lawyer with the Memphis branch of Black Lives Matter, passes out what amounts to a get-out-of-jail card as she canvasses General Sessions Court on Wednesday, May 8, looking for mothers in need of bail money. The local advocacy group is looking to bail several low-income mothers out of jail in time for them to enjoy Mother's Day with their children. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Six women will be bailed out of jail this week during Mother's Day Bail Out by the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter. Since 2017, the group has paid bail for 30 men and women in Memphis and Shelby County in its effort to end cash bail.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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