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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

On poverty, power and public policy

Tag: Criminal Justice Reform

Pervis Payne and the color of capital punishment in the South

by Joia Erin Thornton August 26, 2020October 6, 2020

Editor’s note: On Sept. 16, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan ruled that DNA evidence can be tested in Pervis Payne’s case. Read a statement from the Innocence Project here. As we pursue justice and reform in southern states, the abolition of capital punishment must be at the forefront of the discussion. Far too […]

‘I feel afraid for my life’: Jail detainees testify to COVID-19 risks

by F. Amanda Tugade and Wendi C. Thomas July 10, 2020October 5, 2020

Cyntoia Brown-Long comes to Memphis to talk redemption, choices

by Deborah Douglas October 19, 2019October 14, 2020

My brother’s lifeline

by Veda Ajamu September 18, 2019October 5, 2020

Black Lives Matter raises money to #FreeBlackMamas for Mother’s Day

by Deborah Douglas May 8, 2019October 5, 2020

Collierville teen racks up 3 traffic stops after killing couple in car accident

by Wendi C. Thomas January 30, 2019October 5, 2020

The — unbending — arc of justice for misdemeanor crime in Memphis

by Kevin McKenzie January 28, 2019October 5, 2020

Tennessee’s population is 18 percent black. None of its district attorneys are

by Wendi C. Thomas January 15, 2019October 5, 2020

Hoodies, Memphis police and a mall-to-prison pipeline

by MLK50 Memphis November 11, 2018October 5, 2020

The myth of the playground pusher

by C.J. Ciaramella and Lauren Krisai January 18, 2018October 5, 2020

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