In this episode of Nightmare Success, host Brent Cassity speaks with Tyler Foster a law school student at the University of Memphis, a young 22 year old man who faced his worst fears as a teenager and transformed his life after a traumatic encounter with the criminal justice system and prison time.

Since the announcement of Elon Musk’s xAI’s supercomputer project in Memphis, city officials — led by Mayor Paul Young — have portrayed it as a transformative investment for Memphis, an opportunity to place our city on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and 21st-century technology. 

The acquittals of three former Memphis police officers in the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols are a devastating moral failure and a damning indictment of a system that devalues Black and Brown lives.

:egally innocent people in Tennessee are jailed for being unable to afford bail, especially those facing systemic poverty. Advocates combine legal action with grassroots organizing to push for automatic pretrial release, showing that movement lawyering is key to lasting decarceral change.

A proposed amendment to Tennessee’s Constitution that would expand judicial power to deny bail is now one step closer to appearing on the November 2026 ballot. It now heads to the House of Representatives, where it must also receive a two-thirds vote before being placed on the ballot.

Shelby County has a problem, but the solution isn’t another jail. For decades, government officials have relied on incarceration as their primary response to crime, funneling thousands of people – primarily Black, brown, and poor – into an inhumane and fundamentally unjust criminal legal system.

MICAH's new VP Tyler Foster discusses police reform initiatives.

The Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action (MICAH) held a demonstration Wednesday night through the streets of Downtown Memphis. The marchers called for "accountability" from the Memphis Police Department.

MPD has lost the trust of the people it claims to serve, and that trust will not be restored with hollow promises or symbolic gestures.

From experiencing incarceration as a teenager to pursuing a law degree on a full scholarship at the University of Memphis, Tyler Foster's journey embodies transformation and purpose. During his 6.5 months behind bars, Tyler became a 'jailhouse lawyer,' helping fellow inmates understand their cases and legal rights.