Tennessee Innocence Project to open Memphis office
Gordon Pera, left, is the staff attorney for the Memphis office. Katie Hagan, right, is the senior legal counsel who will be based in Nashville but will help handle Memphis cases. (Courtesy Tennessee Innocence Project)
The new office will open in mid-September at 2029 Peabody Ave. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Nashville, helps wrongfully convicted individuals seek exoneration.
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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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