Strickland: MPD funding should not be cut
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the Memphis Police Department’s funding should not be cut as part of a national call to defund police departments. (Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council is considering four proposals in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody and calls for law enforcement reform nationally since Floyd’s death.
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