DNA Keeps Overturning Convictions, But Spike in Exonerations Owed to Other Factors by Joe Watson Nicole Harris, Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown have lived through their own nightmares of injustice. All three were wrongfully convicted of the heinous murders of children. Combined, they spent nearly 70 years in prison …
CCA Annual Shareholder Meeting Met by Protestors by This year, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, held its annual shareholder meeting on May 12, 2016. The meeting took place at CCA’s swank corporate office near the upscale Green Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee; the firm …
BOP Pays $12,773 to Settle Negligence Suit by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $12,773.46 to settle a lawsuit claiming injuries incurred during an accident involving a BOP vehicle. Beverly Oliver was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at an intersection on January 31, 1995, in Memphis, Tennessee, when it …
Blind Vendors Have Priority in Tennessee Law; Law Applicable to Jails and Prisons by A Tennessee Court of Appeals held state law requires that blind vendors be given “priority in the establishment and operation of vending facilities on public property in this state.” The holding affirms a trial court’s decision …
Tennessee Public Records Attorney Fee Award Excludes Pro Se Work by The Tennessee Court of Appeals at Jackson held a litigant is entitled to the award of attorney fees and costs under the Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA) if the defendant willfully refused to disclose the requested records. The Court, …
Technical Proposal - TN DOC, Corizon, 2012 Sealed proposals will be received until 2:00 p.m., November 8, 2012 105 Westpark Drive, Suite 200 Brentwood, TN 37027 www.corizonhealth.com Tennessee Department of Correction Proposal Response Health Services Request for Proposal (RFP) # 32901‐31158 Sealed Proposals will be received until: 2:00 p.m., November …
Peatross v. City of Memphis, TN, Motion to Compel Discovery, Improper Use of Deadly Force, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRCIT OF TENNESSEE WESTERND DIVISION ______________________________________________________________________________ SCOTT B. PEATROSS as Administrator ad Litem for the Estate of ANJUSTINE A. HUNTER VANTERPOOL, Deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Docket …
Peatross v. City of Memphis, TN, Memo in Support of Motion to Compel Discovery, Improper Use of Deadly Force, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRCIT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION SCOTT B. PEATROSS as Administrator ad Litem for the Estate of ANJUSTINE A. HUNTER VANTERPOOL, Deceased, …
PLN v. Sullivan County, TN, Judgement, censorship, 2016 AO 450 (Rev. 11/11) Judgment in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Eastern District __________ DistrictofofTennessee __________ Prison Legal News Plaintiff v. Wayne Anderson et al Defendant ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-266 JUDGMENT IN A …
PLN v. Sullivan County, TN, Judgement, censorship, 2016 AO 450 (Rev. 11/11) Judgment in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Eastern District __________ DistrictofofTennessee __________ Prison Legal News Plaintiff v. Wayne Anderson et al Defendant ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-266 JUDGMENT IN A …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - CCA Mason, Mason, TN, ICE, 2007 • Department of Homeland securit). Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal Condition of Confinement Review Worksheet (This document must be attached to each G-324a Inspection Form) This Form to be used for Inspections of alllGSA …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - CCA Silverdale Facility, Chattanooga, TN, ICE, 2006 • Department of Homelanlecurity Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal Condition of Confinement Review Worksheet (This document must be attached to each G-324a Inspection Form) This Form to be used for Inspections of alllGSA …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Blount County Jail, Maryville, TN, ICE, 2006 • • Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal Condition of Confinement Review Worksheet (This document must be attached to each G-3248 Inspection Form) This Form to be used for Inspections …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Hamilton County Jail, Chattanooga, TN, ICE, 2006 Department of Homelanlecurity Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal Condition of Confinement Review Worksheet (This document m-ust be attached to each G-324a Inspection Form) This Form to be used for Inspections of alllGSA Facilities …
Incident Rates at CCA-run Prisons Higher than at Public Prisons in Tennessee, Private Corrections Institute, 2011 PRESS RELEASE Incident Rates at CCA-run Prisons Higher than at Public Prisons in Tennessee Private Corrections Institute October 18, 2011 For Immediate Release Nashville, TN – According to an analysis of incidents involving assaults …
CCA Whiteville WCFA Contract Violations, CCA, 2004 WCFA SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATIONS FOR JANUARY 2004 OUT- DATE OF STANDING REPORT ISSUE Y/N 9/24/03 Yes Monitoring Instrument Visitation ITEM NO. NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUE Page 1 CONTRACTOR RESPONSE/DATE/ CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN 9 inmate had visits denied or Warden's 10/12/03 response indicates that all …
CCA Whiteville WCFA Contract Violations, CCA, 2005 WCFA SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATIONS FOR January 2005 OUTDATE OF STANDING REPORT ISSUE Y/N 6/15/04 9/20/04 9/20/04 10/26/04 10/26/04 10/26/04 Yes Yes Monitoring Instrument Drug Testing Drug Testing Yes Drug Testing Yes Security and Control Searches Yes Yes Security and Control Searches Security …
CCA Whiteville WCFA Contract Violations, CCA, 2006 WCFA SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATIONS FOR JANUARY 2006 OUT- DATE OF STANDING REPORT ISSUE Y/N 7/5/05 Yes 9/19/05 Yes 10/27/05 No Monitoring Instrument ITEM NO. NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUE CONTRACTOR RESPONSE/DATE/ CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN Warden’s response dated 8/10/05: We dispute the noncompliance in that at …
CCA Whiteville WCFA Contract Violations, CCA, 2008 WCFA SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATIONS FOR JANUARY 2008 OUT- DATE OF STANDING REPORT ISSUE Y/N 9/19/07 Yes Monitoring Instrument Use of Force ITEM NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUE NO. 7e 9/19/07 Yes Use of Force 7i 10/3/07 Yes Food Service 34b 11/8/07 Yes Security and Control …
