Proposed inmate healthcare provider in Shelby County to cost $10 million more than current provider

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Newly seated Shelby County commissioners held their first meetings as commissioners Wednesday.

One of the first big items on the law enforcement, corrections, and courts agenda was taking up a contract for a new health care provider for the Shelby County jails.

The committee gave a favorable recommendation for a contract with Wexford Health. The measure now goes to the full commission for a vote…

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