There are 14 article(s) tagged Shelby County Corrections Center:

• May 2026

  • Corrections Center inmate found unresponsive, dies 2 days later

    The inmate was taken to the hospital after being found. 

    By Jody Callahan May 13, 2026

• February 2026

  • Harris says county owed millions for housing state prisoners

    County Mayor Lee Harris went public about a funding dispute between the county and the state over housing prisoners. Harris said the cost could lead him to propose a property tax hike this spring.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2026

• October 2025

  • County Commission to take critical vote on school board elections

    Overriding a veto: The Shelby County Commission will vote on moving races for all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats to the 2026 ballot after Mayor Lee Harris’ veto of their September decision.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2025

• June 2025

  • Mayor to limit solitary confinement in Shelby County prisons

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to sign an executive order that will adopt United Nations Minimum Standards for the Treatment of Prisoners, also known as the Mandela Rules, for county prisons.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2025

  • Goodwill Excel Center expanding to Shelby County Corrections Center

    About half of those incarcerated in the Shelby County Corrections Center don’t have high school diplomas, according to The Goodwill Excel Center, which is expanding its adult learning programs into the prison. 

    By Laura Testino June 01, 2025

• February 2025

  • After 4 recent deaths at 201, Sheriff’s Office takes media inside jail

    ”We try to keep predator and prey separated,” a chief deputy said during a recent media tour inside the jail.

    By Aarron Fleming February 17, 2025

• September 2024

  • Memphis Symphony Orchestra brings ‘big band’ sound to Shelby County Corrections Center

    A choir belted out “Magnify the Lord with me,” a special guest sang “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die” and the Orchestra’s “big band” filled the air behind bars with marvelous music.

    By Aarron Fleming September 18, 2024

• June 2024

  • Inmate escapes custody during transport, gets hit by car

    According to a statement, the inmate, Elijah Jenkins, broke out a window on a transport van while he was being transported back to the corrections center located at 1045 Mullins Station Road.

    By Julia Baker June 27, 2024

  • Inmate escaped Corrections Center during work detail, SCSO says

    Corrections Center personnel noticed James Patrick Marshall, 48, missing around 9:30 a.m., according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Aarron Fleming June 13, 2024

• March 2021

  • Some Shelby County inmates receive COVID vaccine

    More than 200 inmates at two Shelby County corrections facilities were offered COVID-19 vaccines that were about to expire. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 05, 2021

• November 2020

  • Shelby County corrections center to offer remote learning for inmates

    Thanks to a $130,000 grant, education classes will continue remotely for inmates at the Shelby County Correctional Center. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 14, 2020

• June 2020

  • Mayor extends Phase 2; health official says city’s not ready for Phase 3

    Shelby County Health Department reported 190 new cases, the largest increase since April 24. “As things are now, based on the trends that we see now ... I do not think we can move into Phase 3 right now,” health officer Dr. Bruce Randolph said.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 02, 2020

• May 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, May 27: Shelby County reports 50 new cases, 8 deaths

    Shelby County Health Department confirmed 50 new cases Wednesday, May 27, as testing numbers decreased to 821. Eight new deaths from the virus were reported Wednesday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 27, 2020

  • Inmate, 10 Corrections Center employees test positive

    Last week, Mayor Harris said that the county planned to do a testing surge in early June for all inmates and employees at the corrections center and at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar.

    By Yolanda Jones May 27, 2020