New U of M report studies bail in Shelby County
Bail amounts in Shelby County increased following the passage of a recent state law aimed at peeling back local bail reform efforts.
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Bail amounts in Shelby County increased following the passage of a recent state law aimed at peeling back local bail reform efforts.
The HVAC issues have affected both the jail and the courthouse, according to statements from local officials.
The victims were shot just before 2:45 p.m. Saturday while getting into a car outside of the Westin Memphis Beale Street, police said.
Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Smith has been confirmed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
Two former Memphis police officers can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee after a hearing by the state’s Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission.
Ezekiel Kelly, the man accused of carrying out a city-wide shooting spree in 2022, is facing the death penalty for his alleged crimes.
The comptroller’s report calls for greater transparency regarding criminal justice data.
Commercial retail thefts are down significantly this year compared to last, according to the Memphis Police Department.
Lawrence Sumlin, 60, died in the jail’s intake area in the early hours of Nov. 22, 2024.
A local pastor was shot and killed on Kentucky Street outside of Momma’s early Wednesday morning, March 12.
Two Shelby County judgeships have been eliminated in the recent past rather than appointing new judges to the bench.
“Everyone has this thing that crime scenes are this complicated thing. But really and truly, they’re not,” one expert said.
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, said the cost of the committee is “both justified and essential.”
The trial for two of the corrections deputies charged in the 2022 death of Gershun Freeman at the Shelby County Jail has been delayed seven months.
The Family Safety Center has been a crucial resource for victims of domestic violence in the community since 2012.
David Pritchard, who is prosecuting the case, told Judge Thomas Parker he expects to hand over 80,000 pages of documents and 512 gigabytes of phone and computer records to Ford Jr.’s attorney Michael Scholl.
The Shelby County commissioner has pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged bribery and attempted tax evasion, and he faces a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. Though, if convicted, he likely would not see that much time behind bars. Edmund Ford Jr. placed on leave from city job Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show Inside proposed ethics changes for county government Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grantsRelated content:
Sherman Weakley, 22, died by suicide, according to his official autopsy.
Vanessa Murtaugh, 46, was indicted Feb. 27 for statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape.
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been indicted on one count of alleged bribery and kickbacks and six counts of attempted tax evasion, according to federal court documents filed Friday, Feb. 28. Edmund Ford Jr. turns himself in to federal authorities Ford indictment spotlights County Commission ethics guidelinesRelated content:
The inmate, Ramon McGhee, 42, died in the hospital Jan. 12, 2024, two days after being found in his cell at 201 Poplar unresponsive and covered in bedbugs.
The city ethics board members voted unanimously Friday, Feb. 21 to dismiss a complaint filed earlier this month against the Memphis fire chief.
Emmitt Martin III, who pleaded guilty last year at the federal level to his role in Nichols’ death, turned himself in Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Officer-involved crashes are common because of how much driving the job requires, according to a police best-practices expert.
”We try to keep predator and prey separated,” a chief deputy said during a recent media tour inside the jail.