TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 26, 2023

Candidates for Memphis mayor met this week for a debate, during which all said they support enforcement of a youth curfew, the Commercial Appeal reports. The curfew idea was first introduced as part of a proposed “Juvenile Crime Abatement Program” put forward by the Memphis Police Department. It would require stricter enforcement of a 1996 curfew ordinance impacting those age 16 and under. The overall plan has met with resistance for allegedly utilizing profiling and concerns about where juveniles would be held if picked up for violating curfew. Candidates also addressed the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers, the number of police needed in the city, and whether the culture that led to Nichols’ death is endemic in the police department.