A detainee has died at the Shelby County Jail, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Nov. 3. Around 11:20 p.m. on Nov. 1, a man at the main jail at 201 Poplar was found unresponsive in his ...

According to an official autopsy report, heart disease claimed Antonio First, who died Nov. 1 at the Shelby County Jail at ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says hundreds of detainees are scheduled to be moved out of the Shelby County Jail as early as next week. He said the jail needs an immediate ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A threat was received at the Shelby County Jail on Saturday evening and authorities temporarily suspended outside contact until Sunday evening, according to the Shelby County ...

An inmate at 201 Poplar died over the weekend, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office confirmed Dec. 22. Marcel Hutton, 35, was found unresponsive in his cell in the main jail at 201 Poplar on Dec. 21 ...

A new federal and state task force has led to hundreds of arrests in Shelby County, raising concerns about jail overcrowding. The Shelby County jail is already overcapacity, with decaying ...

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and Mayor Lee Harris are publicly sparring over conditions and deaths at the county jail. Harris suggested the sheriff's office should no longer oversee the jail, ...