New bail courtroom wins county funding in rare joint appearance by Weirich and Mulroy
The Shelby County Commission voted 13-0 to spend $3.45 million in operating and capital spending for a fully-staffed courtroom to hear bail requests on a 24-hour basis seven-days a week. (Daily Memphian file)
The new court is expected to hold full hearings on bail requests; its creation was prompted by threats of a lawsuit over the way bail is handled in Shelby County and the success of a similar lawsuit in another jurisdiction.
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