Tennessee officials have defended capital punishment, saying it brings justice to victims' families. But at a recent discussion at LeMoyne-Owen College, panelists with personal stories about death row said the system is broken.
An 11-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy and critically injuring the teen’s father.
A "Business Bonanza" at 201 Poplar Thursday gave youth offenders, ages 18-25, a chance to show off their entrepreneurial spirit as they plan for life beyond jail.
Shelby County plans to use pretrial risk assessment tools to help local judges decide on bail for nonviolent defendants.
Shelby County leaders say they are hopeful the final report on Juvenile Court racial bias will clear the path for substantive changes.
Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB surrenders to Shelby County Sheriff's Office after it issued a warrant for his arrest on drug, gun charges.
The Memphis police officer who shot and critically injured Martavious Banks in September has resigned, while two other officers and a lieutenant have received suspensions ranging from five to 20 days.
The former head of a Memphis nonprofit river conservation group has been indicted on charges involving $1 million in improper reimbursement payments made to the agency over a six-year period.
The state Supreme Court agreed to give the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's office 30 days to draft a policy on how it handles expungement filings after his staff failed to handle a case properly.
Just City's Court Watch wants to have 100 volunteers trained by the end of year to observe court proceedings, from arraignments to trials, at 201 Poplar.
A federal judge has dismissed former Memphis police officer Connor Schilling from the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Darrius Stewart, meaning the trial slated to start later this month in the case will not move forward.
Robert Dozier, a former University of Memphis basketball player, will be in court Wednesday to face charges of domestic assault.
TBI release name of man fatally shot by Sheriff's deputies outside a Shelby County hotel.
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee Friday told attorneys for Sherra Wright and Billy Ray Turner not to sell Shelby County jurors short in requesting a jury from another county to hear the murder case against them in the death of Wright's ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright Jr.
Marshall Project and MLK50 journalists file lawsuit against the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission after they were denied access to records they say should be open to the public.
Memphis' civilian review board wants to challenge proposed state legislation that would restrict the power of police oversight boards.
Personnel files of three Memphis police officers involved in a fatal Whitehaven shooting Jan. 2 shed light on their work history with the department.
Brandon Jones, Carlos Donaldson and Timothy Hamilton have been identified by authorities as the three Memphis police officers in the deadly shooting of a 20-year-old man in Whitehaven on Jan. 2.
Federal judge on Friday denied a motion by Darrius Stewart’s attorneys to file an appeal on the ruling that dismissed the city of Memphis from civil lawsuit. The Feb. 25 trial is set to proceed in the case, and Stewart’s attorneys said they may then file appeals in the case.
Attorneys representing the family of Darrius Stewart plan to appeal the ruling dismissing the city of Memphis from the federal civil lawsuit.
A man in a paper jumpsuit outside 201 Poplar is raising questions in the minds of social justice advocates.
An East Memphis home dialysis clinic will pay more than $3 million to settle claims it violated federal and state anti-kickback laws.
The federal judge in the civil rights lawsuit brought by Darrius Stewart's parents says former Memphis Police officer Connor Schilling was not in “serious danger” the night of the shooting and his use of deadly force was “not reasonable.”
Violent crimes – murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies – dropped in Memphis and Shelby County in 2018, according to data released by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission Friday.
Court documents show the city of Memphis has been removed as a defendant from a civil suit filed by the mother of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart, who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in 2015. But the police officer who killed Stewart remains a defendant in the suit.
Attorneys for Sherra Wright have asked the court to bring in a jury from Davidson County to hear the murder case, fearing their client can not get a fair jury in Memphis.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael agreed to hire one of the nation's leading juvenile justice statistician to dissect data at the court and find issues involving minority children.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said a disturbance that resulted in $3,500 to $5,000 in damages at the juvenile detention center led to five corrections officers being suspended last week.
Sign up to get the latest articles from the Metro;Criminal Justice section.
