Legislation to give Shelby County voters a choice to either raise property taxes or increase local option sales tax to fund a ...

In the face of mounting public scrutiny and numerous inmate deaths, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. has repeatedly called for the necessity of a new jail. Five people have died at Shelby County ...

Courtney Berry is the fifth inmate to die this year. Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly ...

Work on the 200-capacity prison has already begun on the outskirts of Inverness as a long-awaited replacement for an antiquated, Victorian-built and frequently overcrowded Porterfield jail ...

The man, identified as 36-year-old Courtney Berry, had been at the jail since Feb. 21. "Lifesaving measures were taken by staff members and Memphis Fire Department paramedics," the sheriff's ...

The man, identified as 36-year-old Courtney Berry, had been at the jail since Feb. 21. "Lifesaving measures were taken by staff members and Memphis Fire Department paramedics," the sheriff's office ...