The Permanent Record

For Episode 2 of The Permanent Record we went on the road for one of our two interviews. In Memphis, new lawyer Erica Perry was part of a national action to bail out as many women as possible in advance of Mother's Day. She told us all about it. Then, we went to see Arissa Hall. She works in Brooklyn for the National Bail Fund Network and coordinated similar efforts across the country. Togethe...

For our first episode, we sat down with Memphis Police Department Director Mike Rallings. A Memphis native and long-time member of the force, Rallings was promoted to this position last summer. You may recall his successful and well-received handling of the protest that shut down the I-40 bridge. We spoke to Director Rallings about the appropriate number of officers for Memphis, the challenges of...