Changing times at 201 Poplar
Guest Columnist
Amy Weirich
Amy Weirich is district attorney general for Tennessee’s 30th Judicial District (Shelby County).
A smart inmate told me there are two types of criminals: those who embrace anti-social behavior, and those who struggle with it. With these changes in how we do our job – from arrest to sentence – we are better positioned to use our jail/prison/docket space on the former and find alternative solutions for the latter.
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