MarcPerrusquia

Marc Perrusquia

Marc Perrusquia is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, where graduate students learn investigative and explanatory journalism skills working alongside professionals. He has won numerous state and national awards for government watchdog, social justice and political reporting.

Brenda Jones, (left) Director of the Office of Preparedness practices social distancing while attending a press conference with District Attorney Amy Weirich (middle) and Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter (right) as updates are provided on the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

Early response suggests Memphis, like most cities, was utterly unprepared for COVID-19

A military-like buildup now aims to compensate for initial problems

Marc PerrusquiaApril 10, 2020

An assistant public defender is among the people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (Daily Memphian file)

The Pandemic

ACLU fears ‘public health catastrophe’ at 201 poplar if aggressive measures aren’t taken

Inmate’s positive COVID test prompts questions

Marc PerrusquiaApril 7, 2020

An elderly resident returns home with help from a relative on April 1, 2020, at the Carriage Court assisted living facility in East Memphis where six residents and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

Memphis Task force MD: “They’re either going to make it or not in the nursing home”

Experts fear the life-threatening outbreak at Carriage Court could be bellwether for the county’s 58 licensed nursing homes and assisted-care facilities

Marc PerrusquiaApril 3, 2020

The Pandemic

Defense attorney tests positive for COVID-19 after multiple visits to shelby county jail

A Memphis defense attorney with COVID-19 believes he caught it in the jail

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 30, 2020

Investigation Supervisor at the Shelby County Health Department Lloyd Kimble talks about contact tracing during an interview at the health department March 25, 2020. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

Tracking a killer: understanding why COVID-19 contact tracing is essential

Lloyd Kimble and other public health investigators are on the case of the coronavirus

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 29, 2020

A petition has been filed that seeks the release of numbers of inmates from local jails and prisons as COVID-19 outbreaks begin to appear across Tennessee. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The Pandemic

Emergency petition asks court to release all children, some adults from jail in pandemic

An emergency petition filed with the Tennessee Supreme Court seeks the release of numbers of inmates from local jails and prisons as COVID-19 outbreaks...

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 25, 2020

Josh Spickler of Just City heads to the Shelby County Jail to post five bonds on March 22, 2020. Spickler plans to bail a series of inmates from the county jail to help them escape the threat of possible COVID-19 infection. He has up to $75K available from the RFK Human Rights organization and others. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

COVID’s spread in jail triggers effort to help inmates who can’t afford bail

A damp chill hung over downtown Memphis as Josh Spickler walked up to the Shelby County Jail to bail out five inmates he’d never...

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 24, 2020

Reform advocates say more efforts need to be made to ensure the poor aren’t being put at undue risk in jail during the coronavirus threat. (Daily Memphian file)

The Pandemic

COVID-19 threatens vulnerable jail population

Reformists say more is needed to ensure the poor aren't at undue risk in jail during the coronavirus crisis

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 20, 2020

Bridgett Stafford appears in Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft’s courtroom Jan. 29, 2020. Stafford was indicted by a grand jury and charged with theft of property between $1,000 and $2,500. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Watchdog

Sex, drugs and cash: Records detail murder suspect’s steamy relationship with ex-cop

Fresh questions surface about the conduct of former MPD homicide detective Eric Kelly

Marc PerrusquiaJanuary 21, 2020

Business

Cop at center of Sex Scandal had Previous issue involving homicide interrogation

Institute investigation placed spotlight on Eric Kelly in questionable handling of yet another murder suspect

Marc PerrusquiaJanuary 9, 2020

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Marc Perrusquia

The Pandemic

Early response suggests Memphis, like most cities, was utterly unprepared for COVID-19

The Pandemic

ACLU fears ‘public health catastrophe’ at 201 poplar if aggressive measures aren’t taken

The Pandemic

Memphis Task force MD: “They’re either going to make it or not in the nursing home”

The Pandemic

Defense attorney tests positive for COVID-19 after multiple visits to shelby county jail

The Pandemic

Tracking a killer: understanding why COVID-19 contact tracing is essential

The Pandemic

Emergency petition asks court to release all children, some adults from jail in pandemic

The Pandemic

COVID’s spread in jail triggers effort to help inmates who can’t afford bail

The Pandemic

COVID-19 threatens vulnerable jail population

Watchdog

Sex, drugs and cash: Records detail murder suspect’s steamy relationship with ex-cop

Business

Cop at center of Sex Scandal had Previous issue involving homicide interrogation

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