There are 4 article(s) tagged Ramon McGhee:

• July 2025

  • Where do wrongful death lawsuits against the jail stand?

    Multiple lawsuits have been filed in recent years over inmate deaths at the Shelby County Jail. Here is where some of them stand. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 31, 2025

• February 2025

  • Mother of inmate who died at 201 Poplar files lawsuit

    The inmate, Ramon McGhee, 42, died in the hospital Jan. 12, 2024, two days after being found in his cell at 201 Poplar unresponsive and covered in bedbugs.

    By Aarron Fleming February 25, 2025

• March 2024

  • Inmate families, activists call for justice, reform at 201 Poplar

    Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton and families of inmates who died in Shelby County Jail attend the funeral of Ramon McGhee, who was at least the 48th inmate to die at the jail since Jan. 1, 2019.

    By Aarron Fleming March 05, 2024

  • Jail cell photos, autopsy show ‘intolerable treatment,’ lawyer says

    New images of Shelby County Jail cells show “inhumane” conditions, according to national civil rights attorney Ben Crump. He represents the family of Ramon McGhee, whose death was ruled a homicide.

    By Julia Baker March 01, 2024