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    Assessment coming on whether to remodel, rebuild county jail

    State inspectors say 201 Poplar needs to be rebuilt or remodeled because the nearly 40-year-old facility is in bad shape. 

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore February 27, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Lawsuit accuses corrections director of sexual harassment

    The corrections officer says in lawsuit against Shelby County that the corrections division is a sexually hostile environment for female officers.

    By Linda A. Moore February 26, 2020
  • Metro

    Strickland calls for juvenile assessment center to ‘get it done’

    Strickland's comments about the county government alternative to juvenile detention come after District Attorney Amy Weirich called attention to the problems during a taping last week of "Behind The Headlines."

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2020
  • Metro

    Juvenile assessment center hits a snag

    “Less juveniles are being charged with criminal conduct in Shelby County. That’s a good thing,” District Attorney Amy Weirich said. “The disturbing part of this is that a higher percentage of the juveniles are engaged in violent crimes.”

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2020
  • Metro

    Brandon Webber was shot 16 times, according to autopsy

    Brandon Webber, the Frayser man shot and killed by a task force last summer, was shot multiple times including two fatal shots to his head, according to an autopsy report. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 20, 2020
  • Metro

    Law enforcement, clergy meet to discuss curbing gun violence

    Police and clergy met to discuss what they can do about gun violence and violent crime in Memphis and Shelby County. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020
  • Metro

    Grief group helps teens, parents who’ve had to ‘face death too soon’

    The Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center has launched a pilot teen grief program to help young people affected by homicides get counseling. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2020
  • Metro

    Trail of lawsuits plague health care provider for county inmates

    Former employees and one ex-inmate allege in lawsuits that Wellpath LLC is not providing satisfactory care at Shelby County facilities.

    By Linda A. Moore February 17, 2020
  • Metro

    Teen at center of 2016 fundraising drive in court for murder charge

    Chauncy Black, the teen at the center of a fund-raising campaign, now faces voluntary a manslaughter charge in the death of his neighbor. A grand jury will decide if he will be indicted on the charge. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 14, 2020
  • Metro

    Officials see new opportunities for juveniles at old Shelby Training Center

    Shelby County officials toured the old Shelby Training Center as a possible site for new juvenile detention facility.

    By Linda A. Moore February 13, 2020
  • Metro

    Darrius Stewart’s mother files new lawsuit against former officer

    Mary Stewart, the mother of Darrius Stewart, the teen shot and killed in 2015 by Memphis police officer Connor Schilling, has filed a new civil lawsuit seeking $17 million in damages from the former officer. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

    Journalists get what they want from Crime Commission lawsuit

    Memphis Shelby Crime Commission settles lawsuit with journalists and agrees to release public records including donors and grant funding. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020
  • Metro

    Billy Ray Turner trial date set in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    After numerous delays, a trial date has been set for Billy Ray Turner in the Lorenzen Wright slaying.

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020
  • Metro

    ‘Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to’

    Democratic state Sen. Katrina Robinson is partnering with Republicans on a Medicaid expansion bill designed to provide coverage to 300,000 Tennesseans who don't have health insurance.

    By Sam Stockard February 10, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

    The right to know vs. the right to privacy

    Memphis police and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, like other law enforcement agencies nationwide, are increasingly using sophisticated technology for surveillance. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 07, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

    Website connects low-income residents to legal help

    Three community legal groups will work together through the new 901 Legal Connect website to help low-income area residents with civil legal matters. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 06, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

    Woman in Super Bowl ad for Trump seeks probation dismissal

    Alice Marie Johnson, whose drug conviction was commuted by Trump, still seeks to get her probation dismissed. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 03, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

    Records illustrate murder suspect’s steamy relationship with retired MPD detective

    "I first met him in the interrogation room when I was arrested for accessory after the fact – first-degree murder,’’ Bridgett Stafford told investigators.

    By Marc Perrusquia January 31, 2020
  • Metro

    Police launch new strategy to handle interstate shootings

    "Operation Safe Travel 2" MPD's latest initiative to handle interstate shootings, kicked off Tuesday. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 30, 2020
  • Metro

    De-annexation and juvenile facility top issues for sheriff

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner discusses top issues he is facing in 2020. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 27, 2020
  • Metro

    Transferring children to adult court is ‘hardest thing’ to do, judge says

    Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael said during his annual State of the Court address Friday that the court does not "recruit children" and that transferring children to adult court is "the hardest thing I have to do.”

    By Yolanda Jones January 24, 2020
  • Metro

    Four interstate shootings continue 2019 trend

    A highway shooting this week was the fourth of the year and continues a trend of 45 on Memphis roadways last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 23, 2020
  • Metro

    Number of Memphis, Shelby County homicides increased in 2019

    The City of Memphis ended 2019 with 191 homicides — an increase of nearly 3% from the previous year, according to homicide data released by the Memphis Police Department.

    By Yolanda Jones January 20, 2020
  • Metro

    City’s violent crime rate continues decline but homicide count rises

    The overall violent crime rate in Memphis dropped more than 8% in 2019 from the previous year. However, the number of homicides increased. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 17, 2020
  • Metro

    Question of new or renovated juvenile detention center could renew debate over size

    Just City executive director Josh Spickler said on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines” that Juvenile Court needs more resources for children in detention. But he said the question of which children and how many wind up in detention or tried as adults should take priority over the details of the bricks and mortar.

    By Bill Dries January 17, 2020

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