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Mission Impossible? DA says criminal justice reform and crime reduction can mix

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 25, 2022 1:45 PM CT | Published: December 25, 2022 4:00 AM CT

Memphis has a massive crime problem. Steve Mulroy has lofty ideas about criminal justice reform, but priority is to reduce crime and make the city safer.

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Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy Raumesh Abkari Michael Working John Gillespie Brandon Morrison David Upton Eliza Fletcher Cleotha Henderson Ezekiel Kelly Subscriber Only

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Don Wade

Don Wade

Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.


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