Akabari added that Shelby County cannot afford the projected $1 billion price tag for the new jail. A sales tax increase, she ...

Since the measure would change the constitution, it would need to pass the legislature a second time before going on the ...

An ethics complaint, filed by state Sen. Brent Taylor against Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy, has been dismissed by the state ...

The bill states that all the money generated from the tax increase would have to be used exclusively to build a new jail or ...

Six Tennessee law enforcement officers are scheduled to appear in court next week on charges including the use of excessive force while arresting a man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend at a ...

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

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials said the six officers from three different West Tennessee agencies have been ...

Two state lawmakers from the Memphis area have proposed a sales tax hike to fund the construction of a new Shelby County jail ...

In the last week, there have been four deaths inside the jail at 201 Poplar. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has demanded ...

Four inmates at 201 Poplar are now dead. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of death for the most recent ...

Two more men died at the Shelby County Jail this week, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said Friday night. The deaths make ...