County Commission balks at sending report on bail reforms to state
“There are unanswered questions with how this program is working,” County Commissioner Mick Wright (middle) said. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The commission first voted against sending the statistics to the state. But then it approved the report after attorneys said it would violate state law not to send it to state officials.
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