Nashville Conviction Review Unit could be a model for Shelby County
The success of Nashville’s Conviction Review Unit has some in Memphis pushing to create a similar office within the Shelby County prosecutor’s office. (The Daily Memphian file)
Sunny Eaton, who runs Nashville’s Conviction Review Unit, said, “These wins are the kind that are absolutely changing lives for people who never deserved to be in that position.”
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MICAH Gov. Bill Lee clemency Conviction Review Unit Amy Weirch Joyce Watkins Charlie Dunn Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope Meggan Kiel Josh Spickler William Arnold Tennessee Innocence Project Sunny EatonIan Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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