Six Shelby County corrections deputies resign after internal investigation

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 22, 2019 3:19 PM CT | Published: July 22, 2019 12:47 PM CT
<strong>Six correction deputies at the Shelby County Jail have quit their jobs amid an investigation into "inappropriate relationships" at 201 Poplar with inmates.</strong>&nbsp;<strong>The resignations were announced by Capt. Anthony Buckner on July 19 in a video on Twitter.&nbsp;</strong>(Daily Memphian file)

Six correction deputies at the Shelby County Jail have quit their jobs amid an investigation into "inappropriate relationships" at 201 Poplar with inmates. The resignations were announced by Capt. Anthony Buckner on July 19 in a video on Twitter. (Daily Memphian file)

Six correction deputies at the Shelby County Jail quit their jobs amid an investigation into "inappropriate relationships" at 201 Poplar with inmates. 

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Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.

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