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Judge Sugarmon says he didn’t know about solitary confinement until June. MLK50 reporting appears to contradict his statement.

Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon said during an open house at the county’s juvenile detention on Nov. 12 that he first learned that children inside the center were being kept in solitary confinement this summer. His comments appear to contradict reporting from MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. An MLK50 investigation found that court officials […]

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