Police-reform ordinances garner City Council’s OK

Two months after the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis City Council members on Tuesday (March 7) passed a sweeping set of reforms to overhaul policing practices, provide oversight and improve training. The reform ordinances were passed on their third and final readings. However, an ordinance that would have grounded pretextual stops – violations unrelated to […]

Police-reform ordinances garner City Council’s OK
Two months after the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis City Council members on Tuesday (March 7) passed a sweeping set of reforms to overhaul policing practices, provide oversight and improve training. The reform ordinances were passed on their third and final readings. However, an ordinance that would have grounded pretextual stops – violations unrelated to […]