Sheriff asks for $15.5M for ‘emergency’ jail repairs
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr., speaks during a press conference Aug. 11, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
More than 630 jail doors as well as light fixtures, a walk-in freezer and access-control systems damaged in a power surge this past March are said to need to be repaired or replaced.
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