Tag: mason prison
County executive working on plan to keep Mason prison open
Back in January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the attorney general not to renew Justice Department contracts with privately operated criminal...
Two West Tennessee Detention Facility employees were indicted for trying to...
Nearly 100 people were indicted last week during the July 2020 term of the Tipton County Grand Jury. On Monday, those indicted were arraigned...
May 13: Mass testing revealed 311 cases connected to the prison...
This week the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tipton County skyrocketed – and now we can confirm there are 311 total cases...
May 12: Here’s why it matters if a surge in cases...
On Tuesday Tipton County's number of confirmed cases grew by 22 more cases.
It's not yet known why.
Yesterday, the day-over-day number of confirmed cases grew...
May 11: Another dramatic surge and a third COVID-19 death in...
Tipton County saw its biggest increase in confirmed cases Monday and added an additional death as well.
The majority of the 214-case increase includes inmates...
May 4: The outbreak at the prison grows and Tipton also...
As Tipton County's COVID-19 cases rise, the county also recorded its first COVID-19 death.
The Tennessee Department of Health will not release the identity of...
May 3: Tipton County sees its biggest one-day spike in confirmed...
On Sunday, May 3, Tipton County recorded its biggest one-day spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19, going from 99 or 106 cases to 146.
The...
April 20: There’s a COVID-19 outbreak at the prison in Mason
More than two dozen confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the West Tennessee Detention Facility, county executive Jeff Huffman said Monday morning.
The...
