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Shelby County accepts federal and state task‑force grants and increases jail food contract amid rising jail costs
Summary
The commission accepted a US Marshals overtime reimbursement grant (~$269k) and a State Violent Crime Intervention Fund award (~$4.17M) and approved a $2.225M increase to the Aramark jail food contract. Officials said much of the VCIF money will cover detainee food and facility readiness; commissioners requested clearer line‑item detail.
Shelby County commissioners on Nov. 17 approved a package of grant acceptances and a contract increase tied to the Memphis Safe Task Force and rising detention costs.
The Board accepted a United States Marshals Service grant amendment to reimburse roughly $268,973 in overtime expenses related to the Marshals‑led task force. Commissioners moved to suspend rules and approved the grant after sheriff's office officials confirmed the funds reimburse overtime already incurred.
Separately, the commission accepted $4,167,691 from Tennessee’s Violent Crime Intervention Fund (VCIF). Sheriff’s Office Chief Administrative Officer Alicia Lindsey told…
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