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Tennessee sheriff pleads not guilty to using prison labor for personal profit

Jul. 10, 2024 17:09 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas...

Tennessee sheriff indicted for profiting from inmate labor, misusing funds

Jun. 13, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sheriff of a rural Tennessee county illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission, officials said Wednesday. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas was...