Some of the intake issues is because of staffing. Obviously, I’ve made no secret about it. We are short of staff, like every other jail in the country,” said Sheriff Bonner.

The Shelby County Jail may need about 1,000 more beds to house inmates over the next 20 years, ... He is working on multiple projects, including the replacement of cell door locks.

Dedrick Patterson was arrested for bringing a gun into the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, prompting a review of ...

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) began an active investigation of a video circulating on social media of a man waving a firearm inside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center on Wednesday, ...

The County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) presented the 2025 Shelby County Jail Needs Assessment to the Shelby County Commission on June 11, 2025, according to a press statement from the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County elected officials and nonprofit leaders are weighing in on the recently-released 2025 Shelby County Jail assessment. The 177-page report lays out the jail’s ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate at a Cobb County jail faces multiple charges including arson after being accused of starting a fire inside his cell. According to a warrant, Rodrell Maurice Williams ...

This is the latest incident involving misconduct inside the Bexar County jail. On April 29, inmate Francisco Bazan, 46, was found dead inside his cell after an attack by other inmates.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies and detention officers conducted a raid Thursday inside the main jail in northwest Atlanta and uncovered a contraband operation at the jail annex in Union City ...

Deputies also found a “super duty size” ZipLoc bag of cigarettes, a bag with a white substance the size of a gold ball, ...

22-year-old Breele Johnson died in a Bibb County Jail stabbing days after protests over unsafe conditions. Family alleges staff negligence led to the deadly fight.