Study Finds Discriminatory Jury Selection in Southern States by Derek Gilna A study by the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit legal organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, has found widespread discrimination in jury selection in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. The discriminatory practices …
$10.5 Million Settlement in Tennessee Juvenile’s Death Caused by Guard’s Chokehold by The privately-operated Chad Youth Enhancement Center (Chad) in Ashland City, Tennessee paid $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving a juvenile’s death. The youth, Omega “Manny” Leach, 17, died from asphyxiation caused by a guard’s chokehold on June …
Audits of Tennessee DOC Reveal Deficiencies by Mark Wilson The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and several of its contractors violated state law, according to two audit reports issued by the Comptroller of the Treasury’s Division of State Audit. According to an April 2009 financial and compliance audit, the TDOC …
“Grill” Removal Results in $95,000 Settlement by Tennessee Jail by A Tennessee man whose “grill” was ripped off by a sheriff’s deputy has received a $95,000 pre-litigation settlement. While Anthony McCoy was being processed into the Davidson County Jail for failing to pay child support, McCoy had his gold “grill” …
Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Cocke County, Tennessee General Sessions Judge John A. Bell, while facing a judicial misconduct complaint, sought to depose Joseph S. Daniel, disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, in February 2010. Bell …
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, …
