500 days in jail: Lawyers, judges, case volume, bail all part of keeping defendants at 201
As of August 2022, there were 29 individuals who had been at 201 Poplar since before President Barack Obama left office in January 2017. (The Daily Memphian file)
The county’s 500-Day Committee began work six years ago to try and move people out of the jail more quickly. But one of the biggest reasons may come down to making bail.
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
Shera Avi-Yonah
Shera Avi-Yonah is an enterprise freelance intern for The Daily Memphian. She has previously reported for Bloomberg News and the American Prospect.
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