Marc Perrusquia in the Memphis Commercial Appeal has a good story about the extensive criminal activities of one very criminal family.
Over seven decades, Porterfield and several members of his extended family have been a violent, drug-peddling, thieving scourge on Shelby County. They’ve been involved in at least 14 shootings, four murders and countless break-ins and assaults.
In all, 407 arrests.
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Breaking the cycle is a daunting, and costly, proposition. Yet, given the alternative — states are spending $50 billion a year to imprison offenders — it’s a challenge worth taking on, said Oregon social scientist J. Mark Eddy.