The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions and broken infrastructure.

Replacing the aging jail at 201 Poplar is a step closer to reality, but it comes with a cost to you. A bill to fund a new jail crossed a hurdle on Wednesday in the state legislature and is now headed to the local government committee before going to the full Senate.

Memphis could soon have the highest combined sales tax of any big city in the United States. As FOX13 reported, lawmakers want to increase the county sales tax by 1% to pay for the new jail.

Two Shelby County legislators have brought back a proposal to fund a new Shelby County jail by asking voters to hike the sales tax rate.

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The bill states that all the money generated from the tax increase would have to be used exclusively to build a new jail or pay off existing construction debt. This wouldn't be a permanent increase, as the bill states it would last eight years from the date that collection begins.