Inmate families, activists call for justice, reform at 201 Poplar
“You don’t get to be judge, jury and executioner,” attorney Ben Crump, right, said Tuesday, March 5, at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. He and Rev. Al Sharpton, left, prayde before a funeral service for Ramon McGhee, an inmate who died at Shelby County Jail. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton and families of inmates who died in Shelby County Jail attend the funeral of Ramon McGhee, who was at least the 48th inmate to die at the jail since Jan. 1, 2019.
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Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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