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Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme

Article • June 5, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Food, Overcrowding, Vermin

Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme by 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 …

U.S. Commission on Human Rights - Report on Felon Disenfranchisement in Tennesse, 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Voting

U.S. Commission on Human Rights - Report on Felon Disenfranchisement in Tennesse, 2014 The Right to Vote and Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement in Tennessee A Report of the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights June 2014 Letter of Transmittal Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil …

Comptroller of the Treasury Opinion on PLN Public Records Request re Fees 2010

Filing • May 21, 2014

Comptroller of the Treasury Opinion on PLN Public Records Request re Fees 2010 STATE OF TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS COUNSEL James K. Polk State Office Building 505 Deaderick Street, Suite 1600 Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1402 Justin P. Wilson Comptroller September 3, 2010 Mr. Andrew Clarke 6250 …

Friedmann v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN Appeals Court Ruling 2013

Filing • May 21, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

Friedmann v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN Appeals Court Ruling 2013 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE November 27, 2012 Session ALEX FRIEDMANN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF PRISON LEGAL NEWS v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. …

Comptroller of the Treasury Opinion on PLN Public Records Request re Personal Access 2014

Filing • May 21, 2014

Comptroller of the Treasury Opinion on PLN Public Records Request re Personal Access 2014 STATE OF TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS COUNSEL James K. Polk State Office Building 505 Deaderick Street, Suite 1700 Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1402 Justin P. Wilson Comptroller April 15, 2014 Mr. Alex Friedmann …

Friedmann v. Marshall County TN, Petition, Public Records 2014

Filing • May 21, 2014

Friedmann v. Marshall County TN, Petition, Public Records 2014

Countess Clemons v. Corrections Corporation of America, Report & Recommendations Grantings Sanctions against CCA for Discovery Violation 2014

Filing • May 13, 2014

Countess Clemons v. Corrections Corporation of America, Report & Recommendations Grantings Sanctions against CCA for Discovery Violation 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at CHATTANOOGA COUNTESS CLEMONS Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) Case No. 1:11-cv-339 ) Collier/Carter CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ) OF AMERICA, et al. ) Defendants. ) …

Johnson v. Wichita County, TN, Complaint, TX fugitive false arrest of vendor CCA hogtie guard assault, 2014

Brief • May 7, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Police Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, False Arrest, Arrest Warrants

Johnson v. Wichita County, TN, Complaint, TX fugitive false arrest of vendor CCA hogtie guard assault, 2014 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0350 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0351 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0352 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0353 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0354 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0355

Federal Court Must Give Reasons for Special Conditions of Supervised Release

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Parole Conditions

Federal Court Must Give Reasons for Special Conditions of Supervised Release by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s imposition of four special conditions of supervised release, due to the court’s failure to explain its reasons for imposing them. Rashan R. Doyle was convicted …

Countess Clemons v. Corrections Corporation of America, Report & Recommendations Grantings Sanctions against CCA for Spoilation of Evidence 2014

Filing • April 10, 2014

Countess Clemons v. Corrections Corporation of America, Report & Recommendations Grantings Sanctions against CCA for Spoilation of Evidence 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at CHATTANOOGA COUNTESS CLEMONS Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) Case No. 1:11-cv-339 ) Collier/Carter CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ) OF AMERICA, et al. ) Defendants. …

Tennessee DOC Prison Contract with Trousdale County, 2014

Publication • April 3, 2014

Tennessee DOC Prison Contract with Trousdale County, 2014

Prisoner Assaulted in Tennessee Jail Settles Suit for $530,000

Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

Prisoner Assaulted in Tennessee Jail Settles Suit for $530,000 by Derek Gilna Curtis Dressman, a former pre-trial detainee, has settled his § 1983 lawsuit against jail officials in Nashville, Tennessee after a judge denied the jail’s motions for summary judgment. The district court found that Dressman had “a clearly established …

Clemons v. CCA, TN, Depo of DeLand, Death of Pregnant Prisoner's Child, 2013

Brief • December 20, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, OB/GYN, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mothers in Prison

Clemons v. CCA, TN, Depo of DeLand, Death of Pregnant Prisoner's Child, 2013 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 1 SOUTHERN DIVISION 2 3 4 COUNTESS CLEMONS, 5 Plaintiff, Case No. 6 VS. 7 CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 10 G . MICHAEL …

Clemons v. CCA, TN, Memo Supporting Mtn. for Sanctions, Death of Pregnant Prisoner's Child, 2013

Brief • December 20, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, OB/GYN, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mothers in Prison

Clemons v. CCA, TN, Memo Supporting Mtn. for Sanctions, Death of Pregnant Prisoner's Child, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE SOUTHERN DIVISION COUNTESS CLEMONS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF ) AMERICA, ET AL . ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ …

Telemedicine Behind Bars

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Medical, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Private Contractors, Consent to Treatment

Telemedicine Behind Bars by The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), which provides accreditation for medical services in prisons, jails and other correctional facilities, held its national conference in Nashville, Tennessee from October 28 to 30, 2013. PLN managing editor Alex Friedmann attended the conference and sat in on …

Whipple v. Schofield, TN, TRO, Denial of Medication, 2013

Brief • November 17, 2013

Filed under: Medication

Whipple v. Schofield, TN, TRO, Denial of Medication, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE ROBERT ZENAS WHIPPLE, #399615, Plaintiff, v. DERRICK SCHOFIELD, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 1:13-CV-109 JUDGE HAYNES ORDER This cause came to …

Anonymous PREA Hotlines Not So Anonymous

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Telephones, Telephone Monitoring

Anonymous PREA Hotlines Not So Anonymous by Following a decade of delays, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, promulgated by the U.S. Department of Justice, went into effect in August 2013. [See: PLN, September 2013, p.1]. One of the PREA rules, 115.51, states that correctional agencies “shall provide multiple …

Best Criminal Defense Pleading Ever!

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Prosecutors, Attorney

Best Criminal Defense Pleading Ever! by Alex Friedmann PLN primarily reports on civil litigation involving prisons and jails rather than criminal cases. There are other resources that address criminal law; for example, Punch & Jurists (www.fedcrimlaw.com), which covers issues related to federal criminal cases. However, when we ran across a …

PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Tennessee Jail

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Reading Materials, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Tennessee Jail by On October 10, 2013, Prison Legal News filed a federal lawsuit against Sullivan County, Tennessee, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff J. Wayne Anderson, alleging that the county jail unconstitutionally censored books, magazines, letters and other correspondence sent to prisoners and …

PLN v. Sullivan County, TN, Complaint, censorship, 2013

Filing • October 10, 2013

Filed under: Complaints

PLN v. Sullivan County, TN, Complaint, censorship, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE GREENEVILLE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; and J. WAYNE ANDERSON, in his official and individual capacity, …