There are 10 article(s) tagged Shelby County Division of Corrections:

• March 2026

  • Changes to county juvenile detention include uniforms and toothbrushes

    The change in who runs the detention center on a daily basis began this past October — about the time the Memphis Safe Task Force began operations locally.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2026

• January 2025

  • HopeWorks breaks ground on housing to help men turn the page after prison

    On Wednesday, Jan. 15, HopeWorks broke ground on Next Story, a new $3.6 million short-term housing facility near Binghampton for men transitioning from prison into society.

    By Aisling Mäki January 15, 2025

• October 2023

  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports an inmate death

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a potential inmate suicide death inside the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections as of Saturday, Oct. 14.

    By Kambui Bomani October 17, 2023

• March 2021

  • Giving back: LeMoyne-Owen College ‘loving our community’

    “Loving Our Community” launched on Friday with alumni, students and faculty from LeMoyne-Owen conducting a community cleanup along Walker Avenue.

    By Linda A. Moore March 12, 2021

• May 2020

  • MICAH continues multi-pronged push to help inmates during COVID-19 threat

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has agreed to accelerated COVID-19 testing of inmates at the Shelby County Corrections Center after meeting earlier this week with representatives of the community action group MICAH.

    By Yolanda Jones May 23, 2020

• March 2020

  • Two corrections center inmates tested for COVID-19

    Two inmates at the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections are isolated after viral infection. They are being tested for COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 18, 2020

  • Sexual harassment policy resolution passes County Commission

    A resolution that asks Shelby County government to enforce the rules laid out in the employee handbook on sexual harassment regardless of who is accused was passed by the County Commission Monday, March 9.

    By Linda A. Moore March 11, 2020

• February 2020

  • Lawsuit accuses corrections director of sexual harassment

    The corrections officer says in lawsuit against Shelby County that the corrections division is a sexually hostile environment for female officers.

    By Linda A. Moore February 26, 2020

• December 2019

  • County Commission committee to pin down residency question, while ordinance placed on hold

    An ad hoc committee will dig down into residency requirements for Shelby County employees, ahead of any discussions about ending the requirement entirely. 

    By Linda A. Moore December 04, 2019

• October 2019

  • County investigating residency of Corrections Division director

    Shelby County officials say they know Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander has property in Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. Now they’re investigating if that’s where he really lives, in violation of requirements he live in Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore October 30, 2019