Activists, family speak out against deaths in Shelby County Jail

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 05, 2023 10:51 AM CT | Published: October 04, 2023 8:38 PM CT

“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 Horton
Julia Baker

Julia Baker

A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker 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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