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Tyler Foster

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Memphis
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Covers:  My interests include criminal legal reform, police accountability, criminal defense, community organizing, reentry and collateral consequences, prison conditions, civil rights, and social justice.
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Why Is Memphis Fighting So Hard to Keep Police Disciplinary Records From the Public?

Why Is Memphis Fighting So Hard to Keep Police Disciplinary Records From the Public?

The public records law means little if ordinary citizens must endure the time, expense and burden of litigati…

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No One Should Lose Their Life in Jail, Especially Those Still Awaiting Trial and Presumed Innocent

No One Should Lose Their Life in Jail, Especially Those Still Awaiting Trial and Presumed Innocent

The Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center is one of the most dangerous places a person can be, a fact She…

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When Public Records Aren't Public

When Public Records Aren't Public

"If we want safer communities and lasting reform, we need a government that respects the public's right to se…

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Memphis Was Never Serious About Police Reform or Reducing Crime

Memphis Was Never Serious About Police Reform or Reducing Crime

Systemic change in the MPD will only come from unapologetic demands for transparency, power shifting into the…

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Memphis Was Never Serious About Police Reform or Reducing Crime

Memphis Was Never Serious About Police Reform or Reducing Crime

Memphis Mayor Paul Young's handpicked task force offers political cover, not the accountability and systemic …

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Ex-Felon Turned Lawyer: Tyler Foster's Inspiring Transformation

Ex-Felon Turned Lawyer: Tyler Foster's Inspiring Transformation

Ex-Felon Turned Lawyer: Tyler Foster's Inspiring Transformation Find Tyler Here: https://www.tylerfoster.com/…

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Does Adversity Spark Personal Growth? The Tyler Foster Story.

Does Adversity Spark Personal Growth? The Tyler Foster Story.

In this episode of Nightmare Success, host Brent Cassity speaks with Tyler Foster, a young 22 year old man wh…

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Memphis Must Reject Elon Musk’s xAI Project

Memphis Must Reject Elon Musk’s xAI Project

Environmental violence is not progress, no matter how city leaders and corporate elites try to spin it.

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Memphis Must Reject Elon Musk's xAI Project

Memphis Must Reject Elon Musk's xAI Project

Since the announcement of Elon Musk's xAI's supercomputer project in Memphis, city officials - led by Mayor P…

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What the Acquittals in the Tyre Nichols Case Reveal About American Policing

What the Acquittals in the Tyre Nichols Case Reveal About American Policing

The legal process was never meant to deliver justice for Tyre Nichols. It was designed to protect his killers.

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What the Acquittals in the Tyre Nichols Case Reveal About American Policing

What the Acquittals in the Tyre Nichols Case Reveal About American Policing

Foster: The acquittals of three former Memphis policemen in Tyre Nichols' murder is a reminder that policing …

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The Right to Bail is Under Attack in Tennessee

The Right to Bail is Under Attack in Tennessee

Tyler Foster: I know what it feels like to sit in jail awaiting trial, uncertain of what comes next, with no …

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Building a New Jail Won't Make Us Safer

Building a New Jail Won't Make Us Safer

Foster: "By prioritizing community investment, Shelby County can address the root causes of crime rather than…

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MICAH's New Vice President Discusses Police Reform Initiatives

MICAH's New Vice President Discusses Police Reform Initiatives

MICAH's new VP, Tyler Foster, discusses police reform initiatives aimed at combatting systemic abuse and misc…

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MICAH Calls for Accountability From the Memphis Police Department

MICAH Calls for Accountability From the Memphis Police Department

The Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) held a demonstration Wednesday night to advocate…

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Memphis Police Department Culture of Impunity Won’t Fix Itself; MPD Must Deliver

Memphis Police Department Culture of Impunity Won’t Fix Itself; MPD Must Deliver

Memphis Police Department's systemic abuses outlined in the DOJ's report are not a series of isolated inciden…

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Memphis Police Department Culture of Impunity Won't Fix Itself; MPD Must Deliver

Memphis Police Department Culture of Impunity Won't Fix Itself; MPD Must Deliver

MPD has lost the trust of the people it claims to serve, and that trust will not be restored with hollow prom…

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The Re-Entry Journey: Episode 87 - Tyler Foster (Advocacy After Incarceration)

The Re-Entry Journey: Episode 87 - Tyler Foster (Advocacy After Incarceration)

From experiencing incarceration as a teenager to pursuing a law degree on a full scholarship at the Universit…

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Children Should Be Treated Like Children

Children Should Be Treated Like Children

Recently, Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp announced that in 2023, her office had transferred the …

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Reforming Our Cash Bail System Will Improve Public Safety

Reforming Our Cash Bail System Will Improve Public Safety

In many states, including here in Tennessee, an obstacle often stands in the way of equality and justice: cas…

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