Posted inActivism, Black Lives Matter, Government, Liberation, Policing, Racial Justice Strickland did not enforce Memphis police reform ordinances. Young says he will. by Katherine Burgess January 3, 2024May 28, 2025
Posted inCourts, Government, Incarceration, Local Government, Memphis, Policing, Public Safety Mayor Strickland made promises about violent crime. Here’s why he couldn’t keep them. by Katherine Burgess December 28, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inIncarceration, Public Safety Tennessee’s prison population grows as violent crime drops steeply by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout December 4, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inCourts, Economic Justice, Eviction, Housing In shift, local eviction court will have someone explain the process to tenants by Jacob Steimer October 30, 2023January 20, 2026
Posted inHealth, Poverty, Public Safety City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama October 5, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inCourts The Oher case reveals the need for better oversight for conservatorships by Thomas Goldsmith September 28, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inCourts, Incarceration, Policing, Public Safety What federal judges’ rulings reveal about Memphis police tactics by Daphne Duret and Marc Perrusquia September 13, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inCivil Rights, Courts, Government, Policing, Public Safety From threatened to thriving: How do we make Memphians safe? by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer August 16, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inActivism, Black History, Civil Rights, Liberation, Policing, Public Safety, Racial Justice Hip-hop is 50. Twenty-five years ago, Memphis rappers started writing rhymes of resistance by Justin A. Davis August 11, 2023March 3, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Health, Incarceration, Policing, Public Safety Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, Mollie Simon, ProPublica and Agnel Philip, ProPublica July 31, 2023January 25, 2024
