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Shelby County Sheriff

Shelby County Sheriff's Office coverage, on the record. This page tracks the SCSO's budget, the county jail at 201 Poplar, deputy staffing and overtime, lawsuits, and oversight by the County Commission. The Sheriff is the county's largest law-enforcement agency and its biggest public-safety line item.

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