Activists, family speak out against deaths in Shelby County Jail
Family members of Marcus Donald speak about his death Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Donald was killed by a cellmate in November 2022 while waiting to be released from jail. (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian)
“Tomorrow will mark the one year anniversary of Gershun Freeman’s death, but tomorrow also will mark new change in the city of Memphis,” said Kareem Ali, an investigator with civil rights attorney Ben Crump’s law firm.
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Gershun Freeman Kareem Ali Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. Marcus Donald Melissa HortonJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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