Shelby County DA talks truth in sentencing law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Truth in sentencing is what the Shelby County district attorney and Memphis mayor say is part of the answer to the city’s violent crime epidemic.
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich spoke to the Memphis Rotary Club Tuesday at the Bluff restaurant on the Highland Strip about a number of challenges the community faces, including the short prison sentences many offenders end up serving.