Parental incarceration can influence millions of children nationwide to engage in criminal activity themselves, and Memphis is no exception. Brandon Hall, a local criminal defense attorney who often works with juveniles, said among his clients, it’s “very rare” to see one whose parents haven’t also been in trouble with the law. But there is hope. In a two-part series, The Daily Memphian’s Aarron Fleming spoke to people who are working to improve these outcomes and chart a new course for kids whose parents are in jail or prison. 

Many have likely driven by it hundreds of times with barely a glance, but there’s cemetery in the heart of Memphis with stories to tell. The Daily Memphian’s Jody Callahan wrote about them in a recent story. Also, the Memphis City Council delayed a vote last week on $33.7 million in additional state funding for violence-intervention programs, but is expected to discuss the additions again in committee meetings this week. 

And the council also will consider a resolution to hire an outside law firm to sue Hyundai Motor Co. The suit would claim that “defects in the vehicles” have contributed to a “dramatic increase in car thefts locally” and that the problems “are known to the manufacturer and capable of correction.”

— Metro editor Jane Donahoe

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Parental incarceration can influence millions of children nationwide to engage in criminal activity themselves, and Memphis is no exception. But there is hope. 

Moms in prison learn 'a different way' By Aarron Fleming

Calkins: He's the pastor who survived the Harvest plane crash. A story of gratitude and grief. By Geoff Calkins

City may sue Hyundai over car thefts By Bill Dries

At least 48 gangs active in Memphis, interim police chief says By Aarron Fleming

Small cemetery on Central has rich history By Jody Callahan

City could ask MLGW to study cost of moving offices By Samuel Hardiman

Appeals court dismisses rape kit lawsuit against the city By Aarron Fleming

As salt water flows up Mississippi, the region looks for solutions By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

Jeff Buckley lives on and on, including in Memphis By Jody Callahan

Stitch by stitch, stroke survivor finds ‘new beginning’ in quilting By Laura Testino

Volunteers feed thousands in Pinch District on Thanksgiving Day By Jody Callahan

Sentencing delayed for former officer charged in Nichols' death By Aarron Fleming

Former Memphis officer appealing bond denial By Aarron Fleming

Memphis City Council delays state violence-intervention funding to ensure coordinated effort By Bill Dries

MLGW budget sails through Memphis City Council vote By Samuel Hardiman

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