 | Helena Inmates Transported to Other Cities after Jail Closes
The jail in Helena, Arkansas closed last week after years of problems. It could be months before the town has a solution for reopening it.  Watch Video
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 | Inmate Charged with Setting Jail Cell on Fire
A Shelby County inmate is charged with arson after deputies say he torched his jail cell using linens, disciplinary paperwork and toilet paper. Watch Video
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 | Jailers Locked up For Smuggling in Drugs and Cell Phones
Three Crittenden County jailers are locked up in their own jail, in solitary confinement. Watch Video
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| Cracking Down on Contraband in DeSoto County Jail
Jails across the country are constantly fighting inmates from sneaking stuff in. DeSoto County is building a new jail with that in mind. Watch Video
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 | State Report Reveals Dangers to Public in Parole System
A state investigation found Tennessee probation and parole officers who were supposed to be keeping tabs on convicted criminals were doing anything but. Truth is sometimes probation officers claimed to have face to face meetings with the offenders, when in reality the criminal had been dead for almost two decades. Watch Video
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 | No Tolerance for Contraband in Mississippi Jail
A Mississippi sheriff is using the arrest of a county jail worker to send a message. Contraband won't be tolerated. Watch Video
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 | Teen Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Friend
A Memphis teen was sentenced to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting and killing her friend in August 2011.
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| Shelby County Officials Defend 48-Hour Jail Holds
Some Shelby County officials are continuing to defend the practice of holding people in jail for 48 hours without probable cause, even though courts have repeatedly told them it violates the law.
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 | Shelby Co. Inmate Caught Posting to Facebook from Jail Cell
A Shelby County inmate faces charges for using a smuggled cellphone to post Facebook messages from his prison cell.
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| Jail Suicides in West Tennessee Hard to Document
There's no consistent system of record-keeping to review the number of inmate suicides at jails in West Tennessee, according to a newspaper review.
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 | Authorities Probe Inmate Hanging Death
Authorities are trying to figure out how an inmate hanged himself while on suicide watch in isolation at the J. Alexander Leech Criminal Justice Complex in Madison County.
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 | Prison Officials Look to Crack Down on Contraband
You're not supposed to have cell phones, drugs, or unauthorized cigarettes in jail, but Shelby County inmates do have all of that and not because of a high-tech smuggling ring, the contraband is simply tossed over the fence.
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