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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 24, 2026

A man died while in the custody of the Shelby County Division of Corrections, commonly known as the Penal Farm, on July 22, the Commercial Appeal reports. Justin Hardaway was booked into the jail on Dec. 18, 2025, and was awaiting trial when he was transferred to a hospital or medical treatment facility custody detail on Wednesday. Corrections staff later found Hardaway in medical distress that evening and transported him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.