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A weekend fire at 201 Poplar has brought the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office staffing shortages back into the spotlight.
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A weekend fire at 201 Poplar has brought the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office staffing shortages back into the spotlight.
As the push for a new Shelby County jail continues, an upcoming trial could shed light on some of the staffing problems inside the current jail.
The Shelby County jail has grown more deadly than the infamous Rikers Island, and it's been slow to address widespread problems.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office called the death of a man in jail custody, covered in bed bug bites, "completely unacceptable," and vowed change.
The family of a jail inmate who was stabbed by another inmate inside a courtroom holding area has filed a lawsuit against the sheriff's office.