There are 10 article(s) tagged new jail:

• September 2025

  • Commission narrowly avoids moving MSCS board elections (for now)

    After a motion to move all board elections to the 2026 ballot failed on a tie vote, the commission voted to try again in two weeks on a proposal for the 2030 ballot. 

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2025

  • School board elections, a new jail and ethics top County Commission agenda

    The Shelby County Commission is scheduled to vote on cutting short the terms of some Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members and a new jail resolution that would rule out the old Firestone plant site.

    By Bill Dries September 07, 2025

• August 2025

  • The former Firestone site is a brownfield. Does it matter?

    Proponents of a plan to move the Shelby County Jail to the former Firestone plant say the site’s status as a brownfield is a positive for the project. 

    By Dima Amro, Bill Dries August 26, 2025

  • County Commission plans next steps for Shelby County Jail

    The Shelby County Commission has an amended plan to seek proposals on where and how to build a new jail. The detailed process was pushed Monday, Aug. 25, to a Sept. 3 committee meeting for more discussion.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2025

  • Lease-to-own jail? Local plan remains uncertain but happened elsewhere

    Shelby County is considering a public-private partnership to build a new jail at North Memphis’ former Firestone site. Here’s why. 

    By Dima Amro August 25, 2025

  • Steps toward county jail planning on commission agenda

    Major moves by the county toward a new jail are on hold, but County Commission votes could push it closer to more specific plans.

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2025

  • ‘We know we need a new jail': Commission reacts to ambitious Firestone jail plan

    While most county commissioners support building a new jail, not all of them agree on where its built, who pays for it and who’s included. 

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    New jail targets Firestone site, aims to move more than jail

    By Bill Dries August 07, 2025

  • New jail plan targets Firestone site, aims to move more than jail

    A plan to build a new jail and relocate every criminal and civil justice institution in Shelby County to the former Firestone plant site in North Memphis was presented to the Shelby County Commission.

    By Bill Dries, Dima Amro August 07, 2025

• June 2025

  • New jail study looked at Shelby Farms, Firestone plant as potential sites

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office commissioned the study by Jim Hart, a jail management consultant with the University of Tennessee’s County Technical Advisory Service.

    By Bill Dries June 12, 2025

• April 2024

  • County Commission approves funding for mental health diversion center, jail study

    County commissioners approved $18.6 million in funding to plan and build the diversion center. The jail study was an easier call at $250,000. The separate votes on the two projects came with very different timelines and expectations.

    By Bill Dries April 09, 2024