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Lawsuit: Prosecutors Should Keep Records In Police Misconduct Cases
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Journalist's appeal would require the Shelby County DA to maintain records when deciding whether to file criminal charges
Officer linked to fatal shooting reportedly violated policy
The family of Jaylin McKenzie, a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Memphis police during a traffic stop six months ago, is pushing for...
Civil Wrongs podcast, season 2: After the Civil War, Black people had secured their freedom. Many had come to Memphis, which had been occupied...
This story is a collaboration between the Institute and Jacob Steimer at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power...
Memphis police have shot or killed seven people since late November. Authorities have released bodycam footage in just one of those cases: The beating...
The federal building in Downtown Memphis was named after two men on opposing sides of history. Now only one remains.
IPSR investigation prompts removal of Klansman's name from federal building, now renamed for late Judge Odell Horton
Four years ago, it seemed like a long-awaited step in the right direction: state lawmakers created the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes, Information, Reconciliation and...
With no staff and no funding, the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes, Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center makes little progress