New Memphis Program Would Arrest Kids for Playing Music, Dancing, Selling Candy
Memphis Police Department’s (MPD) new Juvenile Crime Abatement Program, which was announced on Friday, has been paused for more discussion after community organizations decried the program as a racist attempt to increase the targeting and criminalizing of Black youth by the police in the city’s downtown area. “I certainly understand the desire for the downtown to be safe, but I’m excited they’ve...