Pay raises for corrections workers part of crime fight, Lee Harris says
Shelby County mayor Lee Harris (in file photo) said raising the pay of Shelby County corrections officers will help in the fight against crime. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said the raises approved this month for 200 corrections center guards are being funded in part by fees the Justice Department is paying the county as it closes down a privately run federal prison. And he said more raises and bonuses are coming for others.
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