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A new bill would limit bail funds, leaving fewer defendants in Memphis with access to community support

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By Brittany Brown Verified
| MLK50
The Bail Hearing Room at the Shelby County Justice Center is seen on April 2. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America Laramie Wheeler walked into a dim room at the Walter L. Bailey Jr. Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar Ave. She paid $2,500 to bail out a man accused of harassment. “There’s nothing quite like going to the bail window, paying cash and getting a receipt for a human being,” she said.
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Building belonging for regional student retention in higher education: A case study

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By Samantha Avitaia, Brittany Brown Verified, Sue Duchesne, Sue Duchesne, Sam Avitaia
| Australian and International Journal of Rural Education Verified
License Copyright (c) 2025 Sue Duchesne, Sam Avitaia, Brittany Brown This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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In its first two months, the Memphis Safe Task Force arrested thousands of people. Only 6% appear to be white

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By Brittany Brown Verified, Katherine Burgess Verified
| MLK50
Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations agents working with the Tennessee State Highway Patrol search a car during a traffic stop on Summer Avenue in November 2025. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 More than 3,000 people were arrested during the first two months of the Memphis Safe Task Force’s deployment. Only 6% of them appeared to be white, according to an MLK50: Justice Through Journalism analysis.
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