Jail door replacement will take two years, cost $6M, sheriff’s office says
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner said the doors at Shelby County Jail began failing in March 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The 636 doors, which operate on a sliding mechanism, have failed repeatedly throughout the last year, leading to a rise in inmate-on-inmate assaults and assaults against jail staff.
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Shelby County JailAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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