There are 48 article(s) tagged Shelby County Sheriff's Office:

• April 2021

  • Problems persist at jail despite lawsuit settlement, inspection finds

    The COVID-19 jail lawsuit has been settled but a recent jail inspection still found some issues at the facility at 201 Poplar. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 15, 2021

  • COVID-19 jail lawsuit dismissed after both sides reach settlement

    Lawsuit alleged Shelby County failed to address the spread of the coronavirus, putting medically vulnerable and disabled detainees at risk of contracting COVID-19.

    By Yolanda Jones April 13, 2021

• February 2021

  • Shelby County gripped by frigid, below-zero wind chills and more snow

    In case you wondered, the National Weather Service refers to the Memphis area’s current precipitation as “freezing fog.” They even posted a tweet from Beale Street.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 16, 2021

• January 2021

  • County Commissioners approve legal expenses in wrongful death lawsuit

    In a brief special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 20, Shelby County commissioners approved a $300,000 transfer of funds to pay legal expenses in a wrongful death lawsuit.

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021

  • Commission balks at $300,000 transfer for legal bills in wrongful death suit

    Shelby County commissioners will meet in special session next week to vote on a transfer of $300,000 from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office budget to the county attorney’s office.

    By Bill Dries January 11, 2021

  • Last of county police reform measures delayed again

    A proposal by Commissioner Tami Sawyer to require County Commission approval for any sheriff to acquire surplus federal military equipment was postponed.

    By Bill Dries January 11, 2021

• October 2020

  • Teen who spent 40 days in adult prison savors second chance

    Rosalyn Holmes, charged as an adult in 2018 on kidnapping and robbery charges, was kept in adult prison for 40 days without being convicted of a crime. Charges were dropped against her recently and she is moving forward with her life.

    By Yolanda Jones October 25, 2020

  • County Commission votes down police excessive force ordinance

    Shelby County commissioners voted down an ordinance that would have required the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to decertify deputies who use excessive force and to keep a record of officers who are fired or resign because of an excessive-force complaint. 

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2020

• September 2020

  • Sheriff says Shelby County Jail implementing COVID-19 changes

    On “Behind The Headlines,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. also said he sees an “appetite” for reform among law enforcement in general but has some hesitation about trying to codify reform measures he’s taken to apply to future sheriffs.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2020

  • It’s a hard time to be a cop

    Cops are confronting COVID-19 in an era of national "anti-police" sentiment. Local police acknowledge some reform is required, noting the emphasis on "duty to intervene." But they also say the current environment is chipping away at officer morale and may keep some young people from choosing law enforcement as a career. 

    By Don Wade September 15, 2020

  • Van Turner: Reform vote ‘is not against law enforcement’

    Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2020

• August 2020

  • Judge denies release of medically vulnerable detainees

    U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl Lipman denies temporary restraining order seeking release of medically vulnerable and disabled detainees from the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 07, 2020

• July 2020

  • Attorney, families seek answers after deaths of three detainees

    An attorney is looking into the deaths of three Shelby County Jail inmates who died within days of one another. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 27, 2020

  • DeCarcerate Memphis calls for transparency in federal law enforcement initiative

    DeCarcerate Memphis, a task force made up of criminal justice advocates and others, formed to demand transparency and accountability of the federal Operation Relentless Pursuit initiative launched in January in the city. The initiative includes a federal task force to fight violent crime. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 27, 2020

• June 2020

  • First 12 days of protests in 12 photos

    Daily Memphian photojournalist Patrick Lantrip takes a look at the first twelve straight days of protests over the death of George Floyd through 12 photos on the one-month anniversary of the first day of protests in Memphis. 

    By Patrick Lantrip June 27, 2020

  • SWAT team used tear gas after protesters threw bricks and bottles, Bonner says

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said the sheriff’s office SWAT team used C.S. gas, or “tear gas,” in a May 31 protest Downtown after bricks and bottles were thrown at them as they blocked some protesters from trying to get on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

    By Bill Dries June 17, 2020

  • Collierville chief lands dream job after three decades of experience

    Dale Lane, Collierville chief of police, says he has landed his dream job. Lane has more than 32 years of experience in public safety.

    By Abigail Warren June 10, 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Sheriff’s Office defunding and health insurance turmoil

    We start an ongoing scorecard of Shelby County Commission votes with a pair of budget season amendments and the latest incursion into a seven-year controversy about who gets the health insurance contract for 5,000 county employees.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2020

• May 2020

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announces court reopening plan

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office Thursday announced a reopening plan for courthouses that have been closed since mid-March because of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 28, 2020

  • Lawsuit seeks release of medically vulnerable from Shelby County Jail

    Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a federal lawsuit seeks the release of medically vulnerable detainees from Shelby County Jail. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 20, 2020

  • Inmates at 201 Poplar pepper-sprayed over move after COVID quarantine

    Detainees at 201 Poplar who had tested positive for COVID-19, upset they were being returned to their original housing, were pepper-sprayed Tuesday, May 19, after staging a sit-in, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

    By Yolanda Jones May 19, 2020

• April 2020

  • Sheriff’s Office employee dies from COVID-19

    Shelby County Sheriff's Office employee who worked at 201 Poplar has died from the coronavirus, the department announced Tuesday. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 21, 2020

  • No churches cited for being open Palm Sunday, but officials are watching

    Local churches are urged to social distance to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Local official say they'll be watching.

    By Linda Moore April 09, 2020

  • Coronavirus Live Blog, April 6: Shelby County deaths now at 17

    The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County currently stands at 789, according to the Shelby County Health Department. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 07, 2020

  • ACLU seeks greater transparency at Shelby Jail

    American Civil Liberties Union official says more information is needed from the Shelby County Jail as well as other detention facilities and prisons across Tennessee to not only protect inmates’ health from COVID-19 but that of the larger public too.

    By Marc Perrusquia April 07, 2020