TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Feb 2, 2016

A new Mental Health Court opened today in Memphis and will handle nonviolent, misdemeanor cases involving mental health patients, WMCActionNews5 reports. An estimated 25 percent of all Shelby County inmates have a mental illness. Judge Gerald Skahan will oversee the court, which is located at 201 Poplar Ave.