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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 3, 2025

An inmate at the Shelby County Jail died Friday, bringing the total number of deaths at the facility since 2019 to at least 55. The Daily Memphian reports that the incident began last Thursday when jailers found an inmate unresponsive after a medical emergency. The inmate was taken to Methodist University Hospital and died Friday afternoon. Previous reporting from the news outlet showed at least 40 deaths at 201 Poplar between 2019 and mid-2023, with many deaths attributed to drugs, violence or inmate health conditions. In 2024, the facility saw at least seven inmate deaths.