Mulroy says judicial commissioners should set unaffordable bail, in certain cases
“I would advocate for the judicial commissioners being a little bit more willing to lean into unaffordable bail, i.e., pretrial detention, in cases where there’s a long repeat history of crime,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said on “Behind the Headlines.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“Some of those people who’ve reoffended ... there’s a small percentage of those that, I guess, maybe, we need to give up on and just talk about long-term incarceration,” Mulroy said. “But I think for a lot of them, there is a chance for rehabilitation.”
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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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