At a press conference earlier this month about a successful fugitive operation, Memphis police director Larry Godwin noted how happy he was to see a couple hundred more criminals behind bars.
“The more folks we can put in the sheriff’s jail, the better I feel,” said Godwin. Laughing, Shelby County sheriff Mark Luttrell remarked, “We always have room for one more …”
Read Sheriff Luttrell’s perspective on the jail in Bianca Phillips’ interview.