‘Disgusting’: Defense attorneys raise alarm over jail’s intake conditions
Shelby County Jail had 2,583 inmates as of October, according to SCSO’s latest jail report card. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Booking and processing at 201 Poplar is taking days, leaving inmates to live in overcrowded holding cells with little phone access.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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