Commission splits on call for return of federal oversight for Juvenile Court
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris speaks to a group of teens serving time in Juvenile Court in 2019. The County Commission voted to press for a return to federal oversight of the court on Monday, Jan. 24. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County commissioners voted Monday, Jan. 24, to make a return of federal oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court a part of its legislative agenda in Washington D.C.
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