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Inmates sexually assaulted by male detainee at women’s jail: Lawsuit

M EMPHIS, Tenn. — Two female jail detainees have filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee county after they say they were ...

Female inmates sue Shelby County, alleging sexual assault by male housed at Jail East in 2024 due to overcrowding

Two women are suing Shelby County, Sheriff Floyd Bonner, and others for constitutional violations after they allege a male ...

Jailers let ‘attacker’ in women’s cells, leading to sex assaults in TN, suit says

On-duty corrections officers at the Shelby County Jail in Memphis on Nov. 12, 2024, are accused of letting him leave what’s described as an easily escapable cell, a complaint filed in the Western ...
Daily Memphian

Female inmates assaulted at Shelby County women’s jail, lawsuit alleges

Two female inmates are suing Shelby County after being allegedly sexually assaulted by a male inmate they were housed with ...
Hoodline

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Assault by Male Detainee at Shelby County Women's Jail

Female detainees at Shelby County Jail East filed a lawsuit claiming sexual assault by a male inmate, alleging that guards ...
FOX13 Memphis

Attorneys mistook penal farm for Jail East in lawsuit of sexual assault between inmates, SCSO says

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said that the lawsuit had one critical error: the alleged sexual assault happened at the ...