$17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard by $17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard Corrections Corporation of America paid $17,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging an employee “brutally and savagely with extreme force” assaulted a juvenile at the Tall Trees Facility. …
$12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation by $12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,630.50 to settle a lawsuit by former prisoner Samuel L. Key for the failure to provide medical treatment that resulted in amputation of his left …
$12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner by $12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Katie J. Farr for its failure to treat her serious medical condition while held at the Silverdale Correctional …
$12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times by $12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times Correction Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner Roberto J. Gatewood. Gatewood alleged …
$8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma by $8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $8,000 to settle the lawsuit of Silverdale Correctional Facility prisoner Robert Jackson, who alleged CCA failed proper medical treatment for him. Jackson had …
$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison by $7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,900 to settle a negligent hiring lawsuit that involved assault and battery of a juvenile at the Silverdale Detention Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The complaint stemmed from a …
$7,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Bitten by Spider by $7,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Bitten by Spider Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $7,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by prisoner Jimmy L. Redmond, Jr., for its failure to properly treat a spider bite he sustained at the Silverdale Correctional …
$1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison by $1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,750 to settle a lawsuit alleging it delayed to treat the broken ankle of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center. Prisoner Shannon Stanton …
$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees by $1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at Hardeman County Correctional Institution stripped a prisoner and walked him through the prison. While working …
$250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail by $250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming it provided inadequate medical care that caused her to lose her baby. Unable to make …
HRDC data on public/private prison violence rates in TN DOC TDOC VIOLENT INCIDENTS REPORTED, JANUARY 2010 THROUGH MAY 2014 + + Violent incidents include inmate-on-inmate assaults, inmate-on-staff assaults and institutional disturbances. 2010 Total Public Private All Staff Total Prison Private % Private Total rate Public rate Private rate Incidents Prisons …
Doe et al v. CCA et al, TN, 3rd Amended Complaint, visitor searches menstruation proof, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JANE DOE #1; JANE DOE #2; and JANE DOE #3, on behalf of herself and as next friend of MINOR …
Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release by David Reutter Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release by David Reutter The Tennessee Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner does not have a private right of action for being …
Friedmann v. Marshall County, TN, Order, Public Records Request Attorney Fees, 2015 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE April 08, 2015 Session ALEX FRIEDMANN, ET AL. v. MARSHALL COUNTY, TN, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Marshall County No. 17017 J. B. Cox, Chancellor ________________________________ …
Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered by David Reutter Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered by David Reutter he Tennessee Court of Appeals has held the Tipton County Jail (TCJ) breached its duty of care by failing to provide a …
Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs by Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs On December 23, 2014, GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison firm, demonstrated it was a “grinch” by objecting to a shareholder resolution that would require the company to …
Doe et al v. CCA, TN, Amended Complaint, degrading searches of female visitors, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JANE DOE #1; JANE DOE #2; and JANE DOE #3, on behalf of herself and as next friend of MINOR DOE #1, …
Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract by Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has awarded its prisoner health care contract to Centurion, a company formed when MHM Services and Centene Corp. merged. TDOC’s current …
Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit in Spite of Sheriff’s Antics by As part of its news reporting, Prison Legal News routinely submits public records requests and Freedom of Information Act requests to government agencies. Most of the time they comply with the law and produce the …
