There are 38 article(s) tagged Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr.:

• April 2025

  • Sheriff’s Office pegs ‘worst case’ cost of new jail

    The multi-year dollar figure comes from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and would fundamentally alter the county’s annual capital budget now at $150 million a year for all capital projects. 

    By Bill Dries April 23, 2025

• April 2024

  • Sugarmon questions Bonner’s timeline for juvenile facility transfer

    Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon anticipates the transition process will not be completed this year due to the “intricate nature of the transition process,” according to an emailed statement. 

    By Julia Baker April 18, 2024

• March 2024

  • 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.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 14, 2024

• February 2024

  • 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. 

    By Julia Baker February 19, 2024

• January 2024

  • 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. 

    By Aarron Fleming January 03, 2024

• October 2023

  • Gershun Freeman’s family suing county for $100 million

    The suit’s amended complaint also alleges that some of the officers allegedly involved and indicted for their role in Freeman’s death are still working there, even as an ongoing criminal case plays out against them.

    By Aarron Fleming October 27, 2023

  • Activists, family speak out against deaths in Shelby County Jail

    “Tomorrow will mark the one year anniversary of Gershun Freeman’s death, but tomorrow also will mark new change in the city of Memphis,” said Kareem Ali, an investigator with civil rights attorney Ben Crump’s law firm.

    By Julia Baker October 05, 2023

  • 201 Poplar program aims to reduce violence inside and outside the jail

    On the same day as an apparent suicide at the Shelby County Jail, the sheriff’s office talked about a program that would use peer-guided healing ciricles within the facility and the need for mental health facilities.

    By Julia Baker October 04, 2023

• July 2023

  • It’s been 20 days since Jarveon Hudspeth’s death. Here’s what we still don’t know

    Almost three weeks have gone by since Hudspeth died and his family, along with the public, still lack answers about the circumstances surrounding his death. 

    By Aarron Fleming, Julia Baker July 14, 2023

• February 2023

  • Two Shelby County deputies on Tyre Nichols video suspended

    Sheriff Floyd Bonner announced the suspensions of Jeremy Watkins and Johntavious Bowers Wednesday, Feb. 15, effective immediately.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 15, 2023

  • GPS darts can make police pursuits safer, but they’re no silver bullet

    New GPS technology can be expensive, but it’s one way police are reducing the need for high-speed chases. 

    By Don Wade February 06, 2023

  • Risk of car accidents handcuffs police pursuits

    Restrictive police pursuit policies are becoming the norm nationally and in the Memphis area. This means fewer crashes, fewer injuries and deaths. But some criminals know police probably won’t chase, so they get away.

    By Don Wade February 06, 2023

  • And Danger for All: Police pursuits, even when necessary, inherently risky

    “No pursuit is worth the loss of innocent life,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said.

    By Don Wade February 06, 2023

• January 2023

  • Report suggests footage of Tyre Nichols arrest could come Friday

    Retired Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe, executive director of the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association, sent a letter to Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriff’s Association, and the letter was obtained by WVTF-TV Channel 5 in Nashville.

    By Julia Baker January 26, 2023

• September 2022

  • ‘We are in a war': Government, community leaders discuss rising crime

    Speakers during the panel discussion represented each of the steps against gun violence outlined in the Safe Community Action Plan: focused deterrence approach, violence intervention, federal prosecution of gun crime, communications campaign, reduction in theft of guns from vehicles and Memphis Police Department Gun Crime Unit.

    By Julia Baker September 29, 2022

• June 2022

  • New mental health initiatives build on decades old ‘Memphis model’

    Local law enforcement and emergency responders are trying to keep people suffering from mental health crises out of the ER and out of jail. 

    By Aisling Mäki, Julia Baker June 13, 2022

• April 2022

  • Sanford: Bonner’s performance as sheriff transcends partisan politics

    “In an ideal world, there should not be a Democratic or Republican way to enforce laws, ensure public safety, oversee our jails and juvenile detention facilities and hire capable deputies and support staff.”

    By Otis Sanford April 07, 2022

• December 2021

  • Criminal justice groups demand bail reform, threaten lawsuit against county

    Just City and the ACLU gave county officials until the end of December to respond to their letter and until the end of January to hold a “mediated discussion.” 

    By Ian Round December 01, 2021

• October 2021

  • MICAH calls for equity with policing, education and housing

    Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) presents its requests to law enforcement leaders, housing officials, legislators, and school board officials during the group’s fourth annual public meeting Sunday at Memphis Islamic Center in Cordova.

    By Yolanda Jones October 25, 2021

• August 2021

  • Court hears arguments for ending COVID agreement at jail

    Attorneys for pretrial detainees at the Shelby County Jail claim the county has not satisfied the requirements of a consent decree. 

    By Rob Moore August 09, 2021

• July 2021

  • Permitless carry law goes into effect, triggers concern

    Tennessee’s permitless carry law goes into effect July 1, and local law enforcement and advocates are worried about the impact the new law will have on crime. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 01, 2021

• May 2021

  • Tighter gun laws ‘an incomplete answer’ to violence, psychologist says

    If we want to reduce gun violence, psychologist Robert Enright says, then forgiveness therapy, including teaching children from a young age about the “poison” of resentment, should be commonplace here and across the world.

    By Don Wade May 17, 2021

  • What is the cure for the gun-violence epidemic?

    Daily street homicides and highly publicized mass shootings have several things in common, and the easy access of guns is just one of them.

    By Don Wade May 16, 2021

  • Deputies’ training includes tour of National Civil Rights Museum

    For the first time, a class of 17 Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy recruits and two Collierville police officers, toured the National Civil Rights Museum and wrote essays about the experience before taking their training to the streets. 

    By Don Wade May 15, 2021

• January 2021

  • What will history say about COVID vaccine delivery, administration?

    Delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine is just another step on the long road toward herd immunity. Getting there will require a level of effectiveness apart from the vaccine itself. History will judge leaders’ success as we all pursue a return to the “old” normal. 

    By Don Wade January 11, 2021