Federal public defender’s office struggling amid Memphis Safe Task Force
“I’m not looking at it in terms of a paycheck, but this is a service I’m providing,” attorney Juni Ganguli (right) said. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Amid a surge in arrests from the Memphis Task Force, the federal public defender’s office is “straining.”
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Aarron Fleming
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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