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

In the first month and a half of 2025, the Shelby County DA's Office has convicted three men at trial. The first trial ending ...

Replacing the aging jail at 201 Poplar is a step closer to reality, but it comes with a cost to you. A bill to fund a new ...

The ethics complaint was filed after a man who had served 25 years of a 162-year prison sentence on theft and forgery charges ...

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions and broken infrastructure.

(NewsNation) — A Texas death row inmate slated to be executed Wednesday is giving what could be his last interview. Steven Nelson, 37, was convicted of the 2011 murder of Pastor Clint Dobson at a ...

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. said at the time many of the jail’s in-custody deaths are medical-related. (The Daily Memphian file) Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner ...

SHELBY COUNTY ... a press conference that jail investigators found evidence on Nov. 13, 2024, indicating Granberry formed an inappropriate relationship with an inmate, Martavious Williams.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An inmate died Friday after being found "unresponsive" in his cell at 201 Poplar the night before, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). The sheriff's office ...

SHELBYVILLE — The publisher of a local government watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit against Shelby County and a top county official, claiming that his constitutional rights were ...

leading to a rise in inmate-on-inmate assaults and assaults against jail staff. Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety ...