West Tennessee prisons, Shelby County Jail hit hard by coronavirus
201 Poplar is one of the hot spots for coronavirus in Shelby County. (Daily Memphian file)
At least three prisons in West Tennessee and the Shelby County jail top the list of correctional facilities with inmates and detainees who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Tennessee Department Of Correction Shelby County Jail coronavirusYolanda Jones
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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