Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has previously said that he wants the sheriff to come up with an action plan to improve the jail and present it to the public and the Tennessee Corrections Institute.

Shelby County Court records show that he has posted a $35,000 bond on New Year’s Eve and is no longer in custody.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he was dismayed at the "absence of a plan" regarding the jail.

Tensions between Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. continue to mount over the future ...

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner signed a 287(g) "jail enforcement model" agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agreement allows the Shelby County Jail to hold inmates for an ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers photographed during a May dragnet in South Nashville. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Shelby County Sheriff’s ...

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. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is urging parents to map out their Halloween evening and find out which houses to skip while trick-or-treating. The Tennessee Bureau of ...