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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 11, 2025

The Shelby County Commission has approved a resolution that rules out the New Chicago area of North Memphis from being the site of any new jail. Commissioner Henri Brooks proposed the resolution, which passed on an 8-3-1 vote, the Daily Memphian reports. A real estate coalition that owns the land had proposed it as the best site for a new jail and criminal justice center. Commissioner Shante Avant announced she is appointing an ad hoc committee to research and make recommendations on how the process should work to request proposals for other sites. Commissioner Mickell Lowery will chair the group, which will include citizens and experts.