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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 26, 2022

Shelby County officials joined with representatives from ACLU Tennessee yesterday to announce a complete overhaul of the county’s bail system by February 2023. The agreement caps an extended period of negotiations between county officials, judges and criminal justice advocates, Tennessee Lookout reports. Shelby County District Attorney-elect Steve Mulroy praised the plan, saying it will make the county “a model for the nation.” Under the agreement, the county will institute individualized bail hearings with counsel no later than three days after arrest. The process also will include a rapid-release screening and consideration of financial circumstances prior to setting bail. The county also will create a bail hearing courtroom that will be open to the public.