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 …
Ingram v. Turner et al, TN, Deposition - Turner, CCA warden prisoner abuse, 2009 1 1 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION _________________________________________________________ 3 4 JAMES INGRAM, 5 PLAINTIFF, 6 vs. NO: 2:07-CV-02798-JDB-STA 7 GLEN TURNER, ET AL., 8 DEFENDANTS. _________________________________________________________ …
Ingram v. Turner et al, TN, Deposition - Turner, reporting misconduct, 2009 1 1 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION _________________________________________________________ 3 4 JAMES INGRAM, 5 PLAINTIFF, 6 vs. NO: 2:07-CV-02798-JDB-STA 7 GLEN TURNER, ET AL., 8 DEFENDANTS. _________________________________________________________ 9 10 …
Deconstructing Gus: A Former CCA Prisoner Takes On, and Takes Down, CCA’s Top Lawyer by Paul Wright by Paul Wright, et al. On June 13, 2007, former President Bush nominated Gustavus A. Puryear IV, 40, for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. …
Civilian's Fall At Michigan Federal Prison Settles For $80,000 by Tennessee State residents Melinda and William Sexton brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1999 after Melinda slipped and fell at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Milan, Michigan, in 1997. The suit settled for $80,000 in …
American Service Group Sells Secure Pharmacy Plus to Maxor by On April 12, 2007, Brentwood, Tennessee-based American Service Group (ASG), one of the largest private providers of prison health care announced the sale of certain assets of its prison pharmacy subsidiary, Secure Pharmacy Plus, to Maxor National Pharmacy Services Corporation. …
$316,131 Settlement In Ex BOP Employee's Civil Rights Suit by Former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employee Shelly Sheets brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the BOP in 1997, alleging disparate treatment, sexual harassment and retaliation. A jury awarded Sheets a total of $316,131. Sheets, a seven year …
$12,773.46 Settlement After BOP Vehicle Rear Ends Motorist by Tennessee resident Beverly Oliver brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1996 after being rear ended by a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) truck driven by a prisoner. The $75,000 suit settled for $12,773.46. Oliver was a passenger in …
$50,000 Settlement In Memphis Policeman's Training Injury by Memphis (Tennessee) policeman Michael Cockerell and his wife Linda brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1999 after he fell during an obstacle course training exercise at a federal facility. The $1,500,000 suit settled for $50,000. Cockerell was training …
Rehder v. Huggins, TN, Complaint, Excessive Force - Pepper Spray, 2009 .-. . case 2:09-cv-02037-JDT-tmp Document 1 Filed 01/21/09 Page 1 of 6 PagelD 1 ·· · IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE lA.l:ES,E&N DMSION § § § W:\Rt5TQl'HEf2. R1;HPE& P-omo : (Ents aboYo …
