S5E23 - Legislately Episode 1: Unlocking a Future
Episode description
Meanwhile in Memphis conversations showcase collaboration in Memphis and beyond, and today's episode kicks off an exciting mini-series within the show: Legislately with Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris! This collaboration will bring together nationally-renowned experts and local leaders to amplify ways leaders in our community are learning, collaborating, innovating, and working to set Memphis and Shelby County up for success. Today’s episode is the initial installment of the Meanwhile in Memphis Legislately series, and the conversation explores juvenile justice reform with Mayor Lee Harris and Yale Law professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and recent contributor to New York Times Magazine, James Forman, Jr. Resources mentioned in this episode include:
- Shelby County Government
- Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman
- New York Times article "What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons" by David Muhammad
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Memphis Shelby County Schools' Hope Academy
- The Youth Justice and Education Center
- Maya Angelou Academy @ DC Jail
- BreakFree Education with David Domenici
- Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence from The Sentencing Project
This episode is made possible in partnership with Shelby County Government.