MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The thousands of arrests made by the Memphis Safe Task Force has some activists concerned.
Leaders with Just City, a criminal justice reform group, raised concerns about the surge in arrests and bookings inside the Shelby County Jail.
“This is not about violent crime, this is about pulling people over, going through their pockets, charging them with traffic infractions, and it does have the result of sweeping in poor people who cannot afford to buy themselves out of the system,” said Josh Spickler with Just City…