Opinion: DA Steve Mulroy on ‘spearheading collaborative efforts’ on bail
“And judges have a tough job here. They have to strike a balance,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy writes. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“Rather than demonizing judges when they make a bad call, we need to provide judges with better information, so they can make better calls. And that’s what the DA’s office has done,” writes District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.
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