Over $7,600 Awarded to Tennessee Prisoner for Retaliatory Cell Search and Transfer by On March 13, 2023, the federal court for the Western District of Tennessee awarded $3,176.67 in costs to a state prisoner in his suit against the warden and three guards at West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP). After …
Tennessee DOC Coughs Up Video of Condemned Prisoner Who Severed Own Penis by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD After a month of foot-dragging, the Tennessee Department of Corrections (DOC) complied with a court order on February 24, 2023, releasing surveillance video of a death-row prisoner who cut off …
Eden v. Bradley County, TN, Settlement, Denial of Medical Care, 2023 EXHIBIT A IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA ) DARRELL EDEN; RANDY BACON; ) ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER BROWN; ) through personal representative Paula Rhea ) Brown; ESTATE OF MARTIN ) ) …
“Abdication of Responsibility”: Heads Roll in Tennessee DOC Over Botched Execution Protocols by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A day before releasing a scathing report on the state’s execution procedures, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) fired the deputy commissioner of the Department of Corrections (DOC), Debbi Inglis, along with …
Federal Courts Throw Out Smart Communications’ Mail-Scanning Patent by Robert Schaeffer by K. Robert Schaeffer On October 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee granted judgment on the pleadings to Rutherford County and VendEngine, Inc., the contractor that digitizes prisoner mail in its jail, in …
Condemned Tennessee Prisoner Wins Fight Against Autopsy by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On April 20, 2022, the federal court for the Middle District of Tennessee issued a highly unusal order enjoining the Davidson County medical examiner from performing an autopsy or collecting bodily fluids from a prisoner following his …
Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Complaint, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ERNEST KEVIN TRIVETTE, JASON ANDREW COLLINS, ALEX GORDON STINNETT, THOMAS WHITE, LAKEEVIOUS OWENS, JOHN GILES, PAMELA BINGHAM, and DISABILITY RIGHTS TENNESSEE, Civil No. 3:20-cv-00276 Judge …
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 26, 2023, a former state prison guard at Easterling Correctional Facility was arrested for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the lockup. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Quindarius Thagard, 27, was fired and charged with use of office for personal gain and promotion …
Condemned Tennessee Prisoner Wins Fight Against Autopsy by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On April 20, 2022, the federal court for the Middle District of Tennessee issued a highly unusal order enjoining the Davidson County medical examiner from performing an autopsy or collecting bodily fluids from a prisoner following his …
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The November 2022 elections did more than send new faces to Congress and statehouses around the country. They also saw historic ballot measures passed to change the constitutions in four states. Voters in Alabama, …
Former CoreCivic Guard Pleads Guilty to Deprivation of Tennessee Prisoner’s Rights by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On April 8, 2022, a former supervising guard at a private prison operated for the Tennessee Department of Corrections pleaded guilty to two counts of civil rights violations for assaulting a compliant prisoner. …
Former PLN Editor Settles Suit Over Detention in Tennessee ‘Iron Man’ Cell, Gets 40-Year Prison Term for Vandalizing Nashville Jail by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On September 29, 2022, former PLN Editor Alex Friedmann, 53, settled with the Tennessee Department of Corrections (DOC) in a federal action alleging his …
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It’s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn’t begin its investigation until …
Former Tennessee Police Chief Sentenced to Six Years for Abusing Arrestees by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A former high-ranking Tennessee law enforcement official was sentenced to six years in federal prison on August 26, 2022, for repeatedly punching arrestees in the face while they were handcuffed. Anthony Glen …
After Federal Judge Censors Lawyer’s Tweets About CoreCivic, Company Settles Suit Over Tennessee Prisoner’s Murder by Cellmate by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On July 15, 2022, in a case accusing private prison giant CoreCivic of a Tennessee prisoner’s wrongful death, a federal magistrate judge issued a gag order restricting …
Hodges v. Helton, TN, Order to Unseal, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, 2023 E-FILED 1/12/2023 11:05 AM CLERK & MASTER DAVIDSON CO. CHANCERY CT. IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DAVIDSON COUNTY, PART III HENRY HODGES ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 22-1440-III ) …
Parnell v. Fitz, TN, Order Awarding Atty's Fees, Retaliation, 2023 Case 2:17-cv-02847-TLP-tmp Document 245 Filed 01/10/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID 3330 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION KENNETH W. PARNELL, Plaintiff, v. JOHNNY YOLANDA FITZ, MATTHEW COCHRAN, and F/N/U BAUCOM, Correctional …
TN Lethal Injection Protocol Investigation Report and Findings-Dec. 13, 2022 TENNESSEE LETHAL INJECTION PROTOCOL INVESTIGATION REPORT AND FINDINGS Confidential Attorney-Client Communication And Attorney Work Product DECEMBER 13, 2022 Butler Snow LLP BU T L E R I SNOW INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Confidential Attorney-Client Communication And Attorney Work Product To: Governor Bill …
TN Lethal Injection Protocol Investigation Report and Findings 12-13-22 TENNESSEE LETHAL INJECTION PROTOCOL INVESTIGATION REPORT AND FINDINGS Confidential Attorney-Client Communication And Attorney Work Product DECEMBER 13, 2022 Butler Snow LLP BU T L E R I SNOW INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Confidential Attorney-Client Communication And Attorney Work Product To: Governor Bill Lee …
