There are 8 article(s) tagged Department of Justice:

• November 2019

  • Assistant U.S. Attorney pleads guilty to falsifying time card records

    Barbara Zoccola, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Memphis, pleaded guilty to falsifying her time card records and faces up to a year in prison. She will be sentenced March 5. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 22, 2019

  • Memphis police awarded $100,000 from DOJ

    Memphis Police Department receives $100,000 from the DOJ to expand its mental health and wellness program for officers. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 07, 2019

• September 2019

  • Public Safety Partnership works to reduce violent crime

    Getting out of our respective silos, laying aside our egos, and working together with urgency, our PSP Memphis Team has built up our own capacity to fight crime by using Department of Justice expertise and resources.

    By D. Michael Dunavant September 08, 2019

• March 2019

  • Shelby County leaders hope final DOJ report brings Juvenile Court changes

    Shelby County leaders say they are hopeful the final report on Juvenile Court racial bias will clear the path for substantive changes.

    By Omer Yusuf and Yolanda Jones March 03, 2019

  • DOJ monitor submits final report on equal protection at Juvenile Court

    Shelby County Juvenile Court has made progress on equal protection but there is still work to be done, according to Department of Justice equal protection monitor Michael Leiber.

    By Omer Yusuf March 01, 2019

• February 2019

  • Commission to receive DOJ report on equal protection, but not on facilities

    Shelby County Commissioners hope to receive the final report on equal protection from the DOJ monitor within the next month. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 20, 2019

• January 2019

  • Commission recommends allocating $1.3 million for new juvenile justice facility

    A new juvenile justice facility has been a top priority for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 23, 2019

• October 2018

  • Committee recommends rescinding Luttrell's letter ending DOJ oversight of juvenile court

    A Shelby County Commission committee recommended approving a resolution to rescind former Mayor Mark Luttrell’s second letter to end Department of Justice oversight of Juvenile Court Wednesday, but not all committee members agreed.

    By Omer Yusuf October 04, 2018