Posted on 11/13/2010 12:26:44 PM PST by FS11
Here’s a 2010 Newspaper Article that contradicts that BS that the memphis “jail has gotten better.”
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=50873
Sheriff Candidates Spar, Argue Over ‘Thunderdome’ Jail
“... jailers admitted to federal Judge Jon McCalla they had lost control of the jail. Stories of “Thunderdome” – gladiator-like battles between inmates organized by jailed gang members – were part of the testimony in the court case.”
A 52-year-old Davidson County inmate who suffered from inflammation in his stomach and an untreated ulcer died last year from lack of medical care, claims a federal lawsuit filed Friday.
With a bloated stomach, Roy Glenn Hall Jr. was feeling ill while he sat in jail on May 24.
Hall was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell at the Criminal Justice Center on Second Avenue. He was not treated while he was in Davidson County Sheriff’s Office custody, even though medical staff was aware of his illness, the lawsuit states.
Are you on drugs? Why are you arguing with me? I already agree Memphis sucks. Your news articles are BS. I live here. I know what is going on. Stop acting like I am defending Memphis.
Nashville Chief reporting false crime stats...thats bad
It was the ex-Police Chief, Ronal Serpas, whose crime stats were questioned. It was reported at
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12460490
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