Inspection of jail finds multiple issues, according to report
An inspection ordered by U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman found the jail’s medical provider is inadequate to protect medically vulnerable detainees and other inmates. (File/Daily Memphian)
An independent inspection of the jail at 201 Poplar was ordered by the court in an ongoing lawsuit to get medically vulnerable inmates released from the jail.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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