Terry Turner, 23, was placed in a woman’s jail (Picture: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office)

Police were investigating after a 23-year-old man was ‘mistakenly’ placed in a woman’s jail.

Terry Turner, who was ‘dressed as a woman’ at the time, was taken to Shelby County’s female jail after being detained on Thursday on charges of identity theft.

But his sister Sherita Turner told FOX13 her brother had made it clear he was a man but officers in Tennessee had apparently ignored him.

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Shelby County women’s jail (Picture: Fox13)

‘On the picture for the warrant he is dressed like a woman and it said female, but he was telling them all along that he was a man,’ she said.



Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said it was looking into why Turner was placed in Jail East and not a male detention facility.

‘He used the bathroom and the lady screamed out she see his (private parts),’ Ms Turner, who accused police of civil rights violations, added.

‘They just have to admit they made a big mistake. They have to accept the simple fact he is what he is, and that was their fault.’

Turner was eventually moved to a male prison and he has since been released, according to wreg.com.

Updated: ‘Transgender’ has been removed after we received clarification from Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Turner was a man.

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