Memphis doesn’t need a new jail, new study says. At least, not right now.
Issues with processing at staffing are at the heart of the problems inside Shelby County Jail, also known as 201 Poplar, the Prison Policy Initiative report says. (The Daily Memphian file)
Before Shelby County spends more than $1 billion building a new jail, management of the current facility needs to be addressed, according to a new report.
Issues with processing at staffing are at the heart of the problems inside Shelby County Jail, also known as 201 Poplar, the report says. And at least one person who studied the facility admitted that, although the jail might need replacing, a lack of capacity is not the issue.
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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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