Sheriff’s Office responds to inmates’ depictions of jail life
The average booking and processing time at 201 Poplar in October was 134.6 hours, or about 5½ days, according to the most recent jail report card from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff’s Office)
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is refuting some claims by recent inmates about present conditions in Memphis jails, which the office manages.
Three inmates, two men and one woman who were incarcerated in October and November, described their experiences to The Daily Memphian in recent interviews.
Ross Rives, 36, alleged he was stripped, beaten and pepper-sprayed by jail staff. Quintin Brittenum, 33, said he went four days without working water in his cell. Brandy Bourne, 33, who was incarcerated in the women’s jail, said she did not receive a bond for days and was not given detox medication, nor were other inmates in need.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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