MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Some of the most dangerous people in Shelby County are housed in the jail at 201 Poplar. After another inmate death on Monday, FOX13 found out some of those inmates should be in state ...

According to the sheriff's office, 35-year-old Marcel Hutton was found unresponsive in his cell over the weekend.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reflects on the progress it’s made in 2025 regarding the 201 Poplar facility after reports ...

An inmate at the Shelby County Jail was discovered "unresponsive in a restroom" Sunday morning, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said in an email statement. The man, identified as 36-year-old ...

A federal judge has certified a class of Shelby County jail inmates in an ongoing lawsuit against the State of Tennessee over its bail laws. And a Memphis man was indicted in Alabama for sex ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A threat was received at the Shelby County Jail on Saturday evening and authorities temporarily suspended outside contact until Sunday evening, according to the Shelby County ...

The Shelby County Jail's intake area is severely overcrowded, holding over 350 detainees, some for weeks, exceeding capacity. The jail's total population, nearing 3,000, significantly surpasses its ...

The Shelby County Jail may need about 1,000 more beds to house inmates over the next 20 years, a study conducted by the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service found. The study was ...