County Mayor Harris receives ‘thank-you’ notes for free Juvenile Court phone calls

By , Daily Memphian Published: August 29, 2019 5:01 PM CT
<strong>Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris speaks to a group of teens at Juvenile Court Thursday, Aug. 28. It&rsquo;s been nearly a year since Shelby County eliminated the fee for juveniles to call home. The teens presented Lee with a book of handwritten thank-you letters.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris speaks to a group of teens at Juvenile Court Thursday, Aug. 28. It’s been nearly a year since Shelby County eliminated the fee for juveniles to call home. The teens presented Lee with a book of handwritten thank-you letters. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday received thank-you notes from teens at Juvenile Court, where it has been about a year since the county eliminated the fee for juveniles to call home. 

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Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.

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