Former sheriff asks why 201 Poplar seems to be going backward
“I think the problems that we’re facing in the jail have more to do with the lack of supervision, the lack of oversight, lack of staffing, the lack of leadership required to keep the jail on a constitutional basis,” said former Shelby County Sheriff and former county mayor Mark Luttrell. (The Daily Memphian file)
“We were able to remedy the problem,” said former Shelby County Sheriff and former county mayor Mark Luttrell. “Why did the remedy not stay in place?”
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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