Civics Outreach with Forrest City Correctional Personnel
On November 15, 2019, corrections personnel from Forrest City's
Federal Correctional Complex's visited the Court and met with the
others involved in the criminal justice process. The group met with
representatives from U.S. Pretrial Services, U.S. Probation Office,
U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Federal Public Defender’s
Office, before meeting with United States District Judge Sheryl
Lipman.
The group poses with U.S. District Judge Sheryl H.
Lipman (center). Judge Lipman spoke with the group about her job
and the criminal justice system. The group also had the
opportunity to observe Judge Lipman preside over a Change of Plea
hearing.
D. Michael Dunavant (pictured), U.S. Attorney for the
Western District of Tennessee, speaks with the group about the
work of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Doris Randle-Holt (pictured), U.S. Federal Public
Defender for the Western District of Tennessee, speaks with the
group about the work of the Federal Public Defender's Office.
Chief U.S. Probation Officer Dan Kilgore and
Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer Whitney Bailey (pictured)
speaks with the group about the U.S. Probation Office's work with
defendants.
Chief U.S. Pretrial Services Officer Bruce Weidner and
U.S. Pretrial Services Officer Angie Yates (pictured) speak with
the group about Pretrial Services.