Officials work to increase juvenile transparency amid tight state laws
The limited access to juvenile court proceedings and case records may change as local leaders push for publicly available data and other case records.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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