Jail’s low vaccination rate fuels request for modified lawsuit settlement
A settlement reached last month called for the jail to remain under a consent decree until jail officials met several recommendations issued by a jail monitor appointed by the court to oversee the improvements at the facility. (Daily Memphian file)
Fewer than 10% of detainees at 201 Poplar have been vaccinated and criminal justice advocates have filed a motion asking the court to get the Sheriff’s Office to do more to implement a vaccination program — one of the terms agreed upon in a lawsuit settlement agreement.
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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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