Juvenile court transfers decrease but concerning trends remain
Memphis Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael conducts a hearing via Zoom in 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Virtually all the youths whose cases were transferred to adult court in Shelby County the past two years were Black.
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Memphis Shelby County Juvenile Court juvenile justice Judge Dan Michael Josh SpicklerYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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