Rearrest rates up since standing bail order implemented
The report shows before the bail order was implemented, 81.2% of defendants were required to pay a money bond. That’s compared to 76.1% after the bail order was signed but before the Ability-to-Pay calculator was used. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Though the overall increase was small, rearrest rates increased more rapidly for misdemeanors than for felonies.
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Shelby County standing bail order judicial commissionersAarron 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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