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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 6, 2021

Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton was in Memphis today to hold a roundtable on criminal justice reform with Shelby County leaders, News Channel 5 reports. Sexton, R-Crossville, was to meet with Mayor Jim Strickland, Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and District Attorney Amy Weirich to discuss legislative priorities for the next session, including truth in sentencing laws. Strickland has called for truth in sentencing laws for violent crimes, which means those convicted would serve their full sentence. Critics of such laws say they contribute to mass incarceration. Watch the group’s press conference on News 5’s Facebook page.