'Let Local People Solve Local Problems,' Memphis Says In Bid To End DOJ Oversight
The Justice Department's agreement to overhaul troubled juvenile courts in Memphis had been lauded as a national model. Now local officials want to get out from under federal oversight.
Five years ago, the Justice Department concluded that juvenile courts in Memphis, Tenn., failed to give due process to children.
Civil rights investigators uncovered significant racial disparities, and they reached a deal to fix some of those failings.
Now, local officials are asking to terminate federal oversight. They're makingfrom the previous administration.
