A Black Tennessee man went viral from his jail bed — but not for reasons one might assume. Derrick McDonald went live on Facebook to showcase the “deplorable” conditions inside the Shelby County jail. After his post garnered the attention of outraged social media users, authorities responded with a move many are calling the height of state-sponsored pettiness.
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In November, McDonald was pulled over by police and arrested on outstanding warrants for drug charges, local news station WREG Memphis reported. During his four-day stay at the jail — known as “201 Poplar” after its address — McDonald said his cell phone was returned to him in a bag after “they put me straight in that little housing area,” laid him there and left…