Official autopsy confirms anemia, dehydration caused inmate’s death
The manner of death was ruled “undetermined” as examiners could not determine whether factors contributing to his death were imposed by others.
Topic: Shelby County Jail
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July 2024
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Shelby County Sheriff’s Office investigating jail death
A 49-year-old inmate died at the Shelby County Jail Monday, July 22.
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City Council attorney subpoenaed in Gershun Freeman civil case
Attorneys Jake Brown and Sara McKinney, who represent the widow of Gershun Freeman, have subpoenaed the law office of Allan Wade, who’s most widely known as being the Memphis City Council’s longtime private attorney.
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June 2024
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Moldy, cold and spoiled: Food at 201 Poplar subject of inmate grievances
Nearly 70 food grievance reports from the Shelby County Jail are another issue for a facility rampant with problems, including inmate deaths, broken jail locks, a recent inmate-organized fire, deferred kitchen maintenance, malnutrition and violence.
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May 2024
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Inmate dies amid murder trial
Kevin Wright, 57, was found unresponsive in his cell and died in the hospital Friday amid his trial on first-degree murder charges.
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Lawsuit filed against Shelby County regarding 2023 inmate beating
The suit alleges the county was negligent for its role in the “hiring, training and retention” of two corrections deputies who allegedly beat an inmate at 201 Poplar.
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Trauma therapy ‘transformational work’ at 201 Poplar
Peer-guided healing circles inside the Shelby County Jail helps participating detainees work through trauma, become positive role models and learn to trust in the possibility of healing.
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Corrections deputies working overtime due to broken jail locks
More than 100 locks remain broken on Shelby County Jail cell doors, and some of the replacement parts are no longer made.
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201 Poplar fire injures inmates, highlights old facility and staff issues
Four inmates at the Shelby County Jail were noncritically injured just before 10 p.m. Friday night after objects were set on fire and thrown in a housing unit.
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April 2024
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Bail hearing audio sheds new light on shooting suspect’s release
Despite a prior statement suggesting otherwise, a prosecutor with the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office did not “strongly oppose” lowering the bond for a now-deceased suspect involved in a shootout last week with Memphis Police officers.
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March 2024
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Former sheriff asks why 201 Poplar seems to be going backward
“We were able to remedy the problem,” said former Shelby County Sheriff and former county mayor Mark Luttrell. “Why did the remedy not stay in place?”
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Understaffed and underpaid: Top jailer cites reasons for security issues
A December 2023 deposition provides testimony from assistant chief jailer George Askew about the state of the Shelby County jail and how it’s run.
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Former sheriff asks why 201 Poplar seems to be going backward
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House subcommittee spikes sales tax hike to fund Shelby County Jail
A state House subcommittee has rejected a bill for this session that would have given Shelby County residents an opportunity to vote for a sales tax increase to fund a new jail.
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Inmate families, activists call for justice, reform at 201 Poplar
Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton and families of inmates who died in Shelby County Jail attend the funeral of Ramon McGhee, who was at least the 48th inmate to die at the jail since Jan. 1, 2019.
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New videos show violent encounters in Shelby County Jail
The newly released footage shows other altercations between inmates at the Shelby County Jail and corrections officers.
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Jail cell photos, autopsy show ‘intolerable treatment,' lawyer says
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How The Daily Memphian obtained new jail video
After federal court clerks told The Daily Memphian it needed to file a formal motion for the footage, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press did so, requesting the video on behalf of the local news site in January.
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Leaders sound off on sales-tax increase to fund new jail
Some local leaders, including Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, approve of funding the project through a sales-tax increase. But others say it would disproportionately impact impoverished citizens.
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February 2024
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County looks to Nashville for jail’s mental health facility
A Nashville facility has cut recidivism among the mentally ill from 90% to 20%. Shelby County leaders are hoping to build a similar mental health center here.
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County needs to consider new, $500 million jail, sheriff says
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. knows the area has a lot of needs, but he says 201 Poplar is showing its age — and Shelby County should start thinking about a new jail.
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Mother of inmate who died went months unable to contact son
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said an independent, preliminary autopsy described a Shelby County Jail inmate’s manner of death as a homicide.
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Sheriff’s Office is investigating itself after inmate’s death in January
The investigation comes after the Jan. 12 death of Ramon McGhee; his family stated through attorney Ben Crump that McGhee was covered in a “massive amount” of lice and bed bugs when he arrived at the hospital.
McGhee’s passing followed the 10 others who died in either of SCSO’s jails in 2023.
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January 2024
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Crump retained by family of 201 Poplar inmate who died this month
Ramon McGhee was found unresponsive in his cell on Jan. 10, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating McGhee’s death.
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Review board for sheriff’s office moves ahead
The first Shelby County Commission meeting of the year saw a first step toward a review board to hear misconduct allegations against the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
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A state law has kept an intellectually disabled man in jail for almost a decade
Johntavius Griggs has been in custody at the Shelby County Jail for more than eight years on a first-degree murder charge in limbo with no clear path forward.
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Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice to mediate Freeman civil suit
The first woman to lead the state’s highest court will oversee negotiations between lawyers for Nicole Freeman and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr., Chief Jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government.
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