There are 116 article(s) tagged Shelby County Jail:

• March 2020

  • More than 200 inmates released over COVID-19 concerns, DA says

    More than 200 inmates have been released from the county jail and several cases dismissed in an effort to reduce the jail population amid fears over COVID-19.

    By Yolanda Jones March 27, 2020

  • State supreme court extends court closures until April 30

    The Tennessee Supreme Court extended the suspension of all court cases until April 30 and has ordered judges and law enforcement to work together on a plan to get vulnerable inmates released from jail. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 25, 2020

  • Exclusive: COVID threat triggers jail bailouts

    As the number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County continue to rise, Just City, a nonprofit criminal justice reform organization, is armed with $50,000 from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization and another $25,000 from an anonymous donor with the intention of bailing out several Shelby County Jail inmates this week who are believed to be vulnerable to the virus.

    By Marc Perrusquia March 24, 2020

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office employee tests positive for COVID-19

    A Shelby County Sheriff's employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 23, 2020

  • Coronavirus threatens vulnerable jail population

    Reform advocates say more efforts need to be made to ensure the poor aren't being put at undue risk in jail during the coronavirus threat. Judges say it can be complicated. 

    By Marc Perrusquia March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 9: Baptist patient improving

    Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers — no subscription needed.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Sheriff says he has ‘no authority’ to release inmates due to COVID-19

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said it would take the courts to order the release of inmates because of the coronavirus threat. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 19, 2020

  • Second inmate files suit against Shelby County jail health care provider

    A former Shelby County Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit against the company contracted by the county to provide medical care to detainees. It is the latest of a series of lawsuits against the company.

    By Yolanda Jones March 05, 2020

• February 2020

  • Assessment coming on whether to remodel, rebuild county jail

    State inspectors say 201 Poplar needs to be rebuilt or remodeled because the nearly 40-year-old facility is in bad shape. 

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore February 27, 2020

• September 2019

  • Sheriff’s Office seeks extension on grant to reduce jail population

    A $650,000 grant the Sheriff's Office received from the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge program is set to expire Oct. 1. County officials working on the grant to reduce the jail population have requested an extension. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 23, 2019

• July 2019

  • Six Shelby County corrections deputies resign after internal investigation

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

    By Yolanda Jones July 22, 2019

• June 2019

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office hires ‘expeditor’ to help curb the jail population

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has hired an "expeditor" to help reduce jail population.

    By Yolanda Jones June 26, 2019

  • Video visitations to resume Saturday at Shelby County jail

    Video visitations will resume Saturday at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar. Issues with the system have been repaired after a week of the service being down. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 14, 2019

  • Family, friends upset by issues with visitation at 201 Poplar

    Technical difficulties with the video visitation system at 201 Poplar are preventing inmates from receiving visitors. Officials hope the problem is fixed by the end of the week.

    By Yolanda Jones June 11, 2019

  • Computer issues stop jail visitations at 201 Poplar for next week

    Technical difficulties with visitation system at 201 Poplar causes the Shelby County Sheriff's Office to stop all jail visits for at least a week until the issue is resolved. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 07, 2019

• May 2019

  • ‘Mama’s Day Bail Out’ frees women from jail in time for Mother’s Day

    Six women will be bailed out of jail this week during Mother's Day Bail Out by the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter. Since 2017, the group has paid bail for 30 men and women in Memphis and Shelby County in its effort to end cash bail. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 09, 2019