Judge: ‘Disappointing’ that number of defendants released on own recognizance isn’t increasing
New bail data was presented Wednesday, March 6, to members of the Shelby County Commission, and the numbers caused disagreements between court officials.
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March 2024
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February 2024
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Young: Beale should be ‘epicenter’ of Downtown
In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Memphian, the new mayor also talked about the need to keep suspects accused of violent crime in jail, what will happen with the Sheraton hotel and the latest documents released related to Tyre Nichols' death.
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September 2023
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Re-arrests down after new standing bail order, report shows
The report was in response to two resolutions passed by county commissioners, both of which asked for data centered around the bail order.
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April 2023
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Local reforms lower bail amounts by up to $725,000
A new Shelby County Standing Bail Order is intended to prevent people accused of crimes from being held in jail unnecessarily, fulfilling a constitutional right that bail shouldn’t be punitive. But some say more transparency and stricter bail schedules are needed to protect the community.
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Inside Shelby County’s new standing bail order
Details from the Standing Bail Order for General Sessions Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, outline the timeframe and process for new bail hearing procedures.
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January 2023
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First-degree murder suspect back in jail after ‘process error’ prompted his release
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called it “outrageous” that a person charged with first-degree murder would be so easily released from jail.
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May 2019
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‘Mama’s Day Bail Out’ frees women from jail in time for Mother’s Day
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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