News & Opinion: Inside A Failing Jail (Memphis Flyer . 11-01-99)
Overcrowding has plagued Memphis' jail for years, but few have told the stories of its startling consequences.
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Shelby County Portal
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Jails and Jail Inmates
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Shelby County Portal
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Tuck & Dotson Clash In Jail. High profile inmates argue and toss urine ... The Shelby County jail is home to both the man known as the Big Bellied rapist and the ...
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Shelby Farms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Memphis Flyer: Cover Story - OCT. 28 - NOV. 3, 1999
vercrowding has plagued the Shelby County Jail for years. But few ... of Tennessee Corrections Institute and a Shelby County jail inspector. ...
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Examining the Candidates for County Sheriff | MyFoxMemphis ...
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Shelby Co. Jail goes for accreditation after years of troubles
MEMPHIS (AP) -- The Shelby County Jail, once under federal oversight because of inmate treatment, is up for ... The Shelby County Jail is the largest local lockup in Tennessee. ...
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sheriff initiates plan for teen inmates | MyFox Memphis | Fox ...
Unfortunately, for an increasing number of teenage violent offenders occupying a cell at the Shelby County Jail their presence is no laughing matter., null
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Mediaverse®: On The Shelby County Jail
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AC Wharton for Memphis Mayor
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City Reporter
... on the Tennessee Correctional Institute, the state agency that certifies jails, for technical assistance ... in Shelby County in 1996 surpassed 1,500, the city of Memphis will ...
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