Just City sues over new bail law
In a file photo, Josh Spickler of Just City counts out money to post bonds. The local criminal justice reform nonprofit has filed a federal lawsuit over a recently passed state law that changed Shelby County’s bail-setting procedures. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Local criminal justice reform nonprofit Just City has filed a federal lawsuit over a recently passed state law that changed Shelby County’s bail-setting procedures.
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Just City Bail ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project ACLU TennesseeAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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