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Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme
Loaded on June 5, 2014
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2014, page 19
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Food,
Overcrowding,
Vermin.
Location:
Tennessee.
Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme
In the wake of a Tennessee federal district court hearing in a lawsuit challenging conditions at the Maury County Jail (MCJ), the number of suits filed by prisoners against the jail has nearly doubled.
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