House act requires ‘safety of the community’ first in setting bail
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, is a sponsor of a bill that requires the “safety of the community” be a magistrate’s first consideration in determining whether a defendant is released on bail. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Some Democrats said it was unnecessary because public safety is already part of the bail determination; they also said it would chip away at defendants’ liberty by expanding pretrial detention.
Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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