County, state leaders ask for transparency, accountability in Memphis' new bail system
The perception among many local lawmakers and citizens is that the revamped bail system puts too many bad guys back on the street.
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The perception among many local lawmakers and citizens is that the revamped bail system puts too many bad guys back on the street.
Shelby County Commission Chair Mickell Lowery joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss some of the challenges and expectations in the upcoming county budget. In addition, Lowery talks about taxes (including a possible increase in the local wheel tax), as well as bail reform and youth curfews.
The FBI conducted a search at a Ford family home in Memphis on Thursday, May 25, 2023.
Davis walked back the plan to bring kids out past curfew to the Greenlaw Community Center, but said community programs will relocate to the facility.
Each commissioner will have authority to choose capital projects in their district to spend $269,000 on. Specific projects were not yet identified Monday.