TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 12, 2021

Federal Judge Sheryl Halle Lipman on Friday approved an agreement between civil rights advocates and the Shelby County sheriff to improve jail conditions and protect people from widespread infection, serious injury and death from COVID-19, Memphis Flyer reports. The agreement guarantees that the jail will implement rigorous monitoring and reporting, including: additional jail inspections, improved airflow and ventilation, better quality protective equipment, continued efforts to expedite release of those who are disabled or medically vulnerable and improved social distancing.