Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner on Memphis Morning News describes the county jail problems and the lack of funding approved by Shelby County Commission to fix those differed repair and maintenance problems. It is the commission's legal responsibility to provided the funding necessary to keep the jail maintained and structurally safe. Sheriff Bonner's budget was cut last year and the consequences of "defunding the police" comes in many different shapes and citizens of Shelby County are now at further risk due to the conditions at 201.