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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 25, 2024

An inmate died in intake at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center on Friday morning, the Daily Memphian reports. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner on Friday announced in a news conference that the inmate was found unconscious and medical aid was rendered but the man could not be saved. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the inmate's death. This is the “fifth or sixth” in-custody death at the jail this year so far, most related to medical reasons, according to the sheriff, the paper reports.