Juvenile Court against taking over youth detention center
Judge Tarik Sugarmon speaks at panel discussion about the state of crime in Memphis at First Baptist Church on Broad March 30, 2023. (The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon is opposed to managing the county’s youth detention facility.
Sugarmon told The Daily Memphian this week the court does not have the budget to take over control of the facility from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
He also expressed concerns about the lack of clarity regarding the court’s role if the transition were to take place.
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Aarron 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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