Opinion: Making bail more expensive and unattainable violates human rights
“Shelby County has one of the deadliest jails in the country,” writes Luke Tankersley. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff’s Office file)
Luke Tankersley
Born and raised in Memphis, Luke Tankersley has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Memphis and is now in his second year of law school at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
“Advocating against the Anti-Bail Fund Legislation is not to stand for the release of convicted felons, but rather to stand and say that the legislation is flawed at its core.”
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“I know what it feels like to sit in jail awaiting trial, uncertain of what comes next, with no meaningful opportunity to defend yourself or reclaim your freedom. That’s not what justice looks like.”
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