DA's office wins three convictions to start year, 6 cops arrested | On the Docket
In the first month and a half of 2025, the Shelby County DA's Office has convicted three men at trial. The first trial ending ...
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Cocke County Sheriff not expecting jail to reopen after flooding damage
It's been nearly four and a half months since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee and the Cocke County Jail Annex is still ...
Cocke Co. sheriff predicts years of struggle with damaged jail from Hurricane Helene
Right now, there are around 150 inmates in Cocke County, but only around 50 are actually being housed in the county.
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After jail deaths, sheriff's office shows FOX13 conditions inside 201 Poplar
The first obvious repair needed that FOX13 saw was the escalators. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. said the escalators ...
Judges could deny bond for certain violent offenders under proposed constitutional amendment
Since the measure would change the constitution, it would need to pass the legislature a second time before going on the ...
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Proposed bill would increase sales tax to pay for new Shelby County jail
The bill states that all the money generated from the tax increase would have to be used exclusively to build a new jail or ...
Inside the Shelby County Jail: What a Commercial Appeal reporter saw inside 201 Poplar
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...
Man on death row for killing Georgia couple declares hunger strike over jail conditions
Howard Willis was sentenced to death in 2010 for the murders eight years earlier of newlyweds Adam Chrismer, 17, and Samantha ...
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In Tennessee, a vote by public officials can send them directly to jail
The Tennessee legislature just passed a bill that will go down —or should go down — in infamy: It provides criminal penalties for any local public officials who vote for sanctuary policies, in which ...