Mulroy Transition Team Announces New Working Groups to Advise on Criminal Justice Priorities

Memphis, TN - (October 10, 2022) - A bit more than a month into his tenure as Shelby County’s top law enforcement officer, District Attorney Steve Mulroy’s transition effort is into a new phase.

Mulroy today announced the formation of four distinct working groups, each of which will be led by a member of the transition and focused on a specific policy topic that is central to his agenda.

“I’ve asked members of my team to broaden their dialogue with our community about what can be done to improve our criminal justice system,” said Mulroy. “My unconditional priority is protecting the public from violent crime. In order to do that, we need to restore public trust in the system’s fairness. The Working Groups will develop recommendations toward that end.”

The four working groups and their respective leaders are:

Disproportionate Minority Contact, Professor Demetria Frank, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, University of Memphis Law School

Post-conviction Justice, William Arnold, Director of the Tennessee Office of Reentry,exoneree

Restorative Justice, Mike Carpenter, former Shelby County Commissioner, Director Of Marketing And Development at My Cup of Tea

Juvenile Justice, Mike Working, founder, Working Law Firm

The working groups will engage local and national leaders on these issues and develop a set of recommendations for the District Attorney, who will share them with the public later this year.

For more information or to get involved, visit stevemulroyforda.com/join-us if you want to get involved in one of these groups.