US EditionA/C outage at 201 Poplar prompts closures
- In Memphis, Tenn., the 201 Poplar building, including the jail, experienced an air conditioning outage starting Monday, unrelated to a power outage that affected other downtown government buildings on Tuesday.
- The air conditioning issues at 201 Poplar are part of a larger problem of expensive maintenance, with Sheriff Floyd Bonner advocating for a new jail construction.
- The lack of air conditioning led to the closure of several offices including the Shelby County District Attorney's Office, the Criminal Court Clerk's Office, and the General Sessions Court Clerk's Office, while the City Court Clerk's Office worked partially.
- Sheriff Bonner stated that $14 million has been spent on repairs alone, and a county spokesperson said that it was left up to judges and officials to decide whether to close their departments.
- Temporary A/C units are expected to be operational by Wednesday, while the jail side of the complex continued to operate despite the outage, and upgrades to jail doors are also underway.
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