Recent incidents include inmate suicides and overdoses, highlighting ongoing safety concerns at the jail. The jail is investigating how drugs are entering the facility, including potential involvement ...

A man was found "unresponsive" in his cell at 201 Poplar and died at the hospital a day later. The Shelby County Sheriff's ...

The mother of Ramon McGhee, the 201 Poplar inmate who died covered in bed bugs and feces, has sued the county and the jail's ...

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside ...

Four inmates died at the Shelby County Jail, commonly called 201 Poplar, within a week in February. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, who advocates for a new jail, allowed journalists to tour the ...

The mother of Ramon McGhee is suing the Shelby County Government and the Shelby County Jail’s healthcare provider more than a ...

Recent incidents include inmate suicides and overdoses, highlighting ongoing safety concerns at the jail. The jail is investigating how drugs are entering the facility, including potential ...

The Shelby County Jail is overcrowded, with 2,547 inmates in a facility designed for 2,400. Built in 1981, the jail is outdated and lacks natural light, violating modern standards. Sheriff Floyd ...

The mother of Ramon McGhee, a Shelby County Jail inmate who died malnourished and covered in bed bugs, has filed a lawsuit against the county and its jail healthcare provider, Wellpath.

Two more men have died at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar ... A number of cell door locks at the jail have led to inmates being able to roam their pods. In the early hours of Feb. 1, 22 ...