Sexual Abuse of Youths at Tennessee Juvenile Facility Widespread by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A February 2010 news report by The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, revealed that juvenile offenders are regularly sexually abused at the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center. The investigation followed a U.S. Department of Justice …
$130,000 Settlement in Tennessee Jail Prisoner’s Beating, Rape by Local officials in Shelby County, Tennessee paid $130,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man who was beaten and raped while held at the Shelby County Jail. The plaintiff, identified in federal court documents as E.R. to protect his privacy, was …
In Re Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel Tn Agency Opinion Labor Fees Public Records Disclosure 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 …
Shinn v Cca Tn Dfds Answer to Complaint Failure to Treat Shoulder 2010 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE JEREMY SHINN, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION FILE NO.1 OC896 DIVISION I JURY DEMAND ANSWER …
Shinn v Cca Tn Complaint Failure to Treat Shoulder 2010 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE JEREMY SHINN Plaintiff v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Defendant COMPLAINT Jeremy Shinn, Plaintiff, for his cause of action against Corrections Corporation of America, Defendant, states as follows: I. Defendant Corrections Corporation of …
Sixth Circuit: Shy Bladder Suit Returned to District Court by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Danny Ray Meeks, a …
State of Tennessee DOC-Internal Affairs Investigative Report-Investigation of Sexual Harassement at Charles Bass Corr Complex 2010 State of Tennessee ··0 p" \/'1 (~.' I':J . STATE OF TENNESSEE / DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Crossville Office INTERNAL AFFAIRS 53 N. Main Street. Suite 106 3004 Grevstone Sauare Crossville. TN 38555 "Jackson. TN …
Tennessee Jail Agrees to Pay $5,000 for Withholding Prisoner’s Leg by The Davidson County Sheriff’s Department has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a prisoner under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Jerry Ray Brock was extradited from Columbus, Georgia to Tennessee to begin service of a Tennessee conviction. …
Closed Door Justice: Court Seeks Disbarment of Attorney in Secret by Brandon Sample The story of Herbert Moncier, a prominent attorney in Knoxville, Tennessee, seems foreign, as if it were from another time and place. In fact, it is almost Gestapo-like. Moncier’s problems began on November 17, 2006 during a …
Defendants Denied Qualified Immunity in Tennessee Jail Detainee’s Death by Mark Wilson The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a lower court improperly deferred a qualified immunity determination to the jury. The appellate court decided that jail guards, a jail physician and a paramedic were not entitled to …
$150,000 Settlement in Tennessee Jail Beating by Sullivan County, Tennessee has paid $150,000 to settle the claim of a former prisoner who was beaten at the county’s jail. The suit alleged the sheriff’s department failed to properly train and supervise jail guards, deliberately placed the prisoner in a dangerous situation, …
PLN Associate Editor Attends ACA Conference by From August 7 to 12, 2009, the American Correctional Association (ACA) held its 139th Congress of Correction at the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme of the conference was “Effective Re-entry is Good Public Safety.” Founded in 1870 as …
“Habeas Hints” by Kent A. Russell by Kent Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on habeas corpus under AEDPA, the 1996 habeas corpus law which now governs …
Friedmann v. CCA, TN, Opinion, FOIA public records request, 2009 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE June 25, 2009 Session ALEX FRIEDMANN v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 08-1105-I Claudia C. Bonnyman, Chancellor No. M2008-01998-COA-R3-CV - Filed September 16, …
Search of Parolee’s Home One to Two Hours After Search During Traffic Stop Unreasonable, Court Holds by On April 29, 2008, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee affirmed a lower court’s order suppressing evidence recovered during the search of a parolee’s home. Charlotte Turner was stopped by police for …
Sixth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Sentences for Jail Guards Accused of Abusing, Killing Prisoners by Brandon Sample Sixth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Sentences for Jail Guards Accused of Abusing, Killing Prisoners by Brandon Sample On February 4, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the conviction …
Chesnut v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Complaint, CCA prisoner escapee shot police, 2009 IN THE ________ CIRCUIT COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE MARK CHESNUT and MICHELLE CHESNUT, a husband and wife, ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ) OF AMERICA d/b/a …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
