County Commission calls on judges to enact new release restrictions early
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright cited “a lot of incidents that the public is paying attention to” in presenting the add-on resolution at the end of Monday’s commission session. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The new state law requiring elected judges to make decisions about releasing defendants accused of violent felonies takes effect July 1. The County Commission is asking General Sessions judges to start doing that immediately.
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