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Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Accomodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inmates, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2025

Brief • August 26, 2022

Filed under: Discrimination, Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Blind Prisoners

Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Accomodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inmates, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2025 Index#: 113.95 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES State of Tennessee Department of Correction Page 1 of 8 Effective Date: August 26, 2022 Distribution: A Supersedes: NI A Approved by : Subject: ACCOMMODATIONS FOR …

News in Brief

Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On June 3, 2022, a guard was arrested for having sex with a prisoner at Alabama’s Pickens County Jail, according to a report by WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi. The guard, Marquita Booker, 28, was fired after her arrest, which followed an investigation that earlier in …

Williams v. Corecivi, Inc., TN, Complaint, Medical Malpractice-Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • August 1, 2022

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Williams v. Corecivi, Inc., TN, Complaint, Medical Malpractice-Wrongful Death, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION BRENDA WILLIAMS, as next friend of A.W., a minor; CHRISTA COOK, individually and as survivor and next of kin to Chriteris Allen; CHRISTOPHER DERICK MONTGOMERY, individually …

$150,000 Class-Action Settlement Reached Over Massive Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Tennessee Jail

Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: Retaliation for Use of Medical Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Sanitation

$150,000 Class-Action Settlement Reached Over Massive Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Tennessee Jail by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett CoreCivic, the nation’s second-largest for-profit private prison operator, settled a class-action suit filed by former prisoners at the company’s Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility (MDDF) in Nashville on November 30, 2021. After deductions …

News in Brief

Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by   Alabama:The Birmingham News reported that a jail guard in Mobile was arrested on May 17, 2022, for smuggling adult movies intoMobile County Metro Jail. The guard, Fredrick Johnson, 37, was charged with 21 counts of promoting contraband that included a camera, phone chargers, and flash drives, …

Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees

Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: COVID-19

Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 22, 2022, an inspector appointed by the federal court for the Western District of Tennessee reported that the Shelby County Jail remained understaffed even as …

Newby v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, TN, Order, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • July 15, 2022

Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Newby v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, TN, Order, Wrongful Death, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION G. MARIE NEWBY, Individually, and as Administratrix of THE ESTATE OF TERRY CHILDRESS Plaintiffs, ) ) ) ) ) v. ) ) CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, …

Cause of Prisoner’s Death in Tennessee CoreCivic Jail Finally Revealed as Homicide

Article • June 29, 2022

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Cause of Prisoner’s Death in Tennessee CoreCivic Jail Finally Revealed as Homicide by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Laeddie Coleman was the second prisoner brutally stabbed at Tennessee’s Hardeman County Correctional Facility (HCCF) on September 7, 2021. The first, Devin Jamison, was allegedly stabbed 15 times with a …

News in Brief

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …

Overdoses Skyrocket in Tennessee Prisons During Pandemic Despite Visitation Restrictions

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: Drug Overdose, COVID-19, Visiting

Overdoses Skyrocket in Tennessee Prisons During Pandemic Despite Visitation Restrictions by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In the three years before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, fourteen Tennessee state prisoners died from overdoses, according to the state Department of Correction (DOC). Over the two years since then that number …

Sixth Circuit Revives Tennessee Detainee’s Suit, Holds Lower Court Not Required to Retain Jurisdiction of State Law Claims After Dismissing Federal Claims

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Dismissal, Intentional Tort Exception

Sixth Circuit Revives Tennessee Detainee’s Suit, Holds Lower Court Not Required to Retain Jurisdiction of State Law Claims After Dismissing Federal Claims by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 22, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit extended the life of civil rights claims brought under …

Guard Accused of Organizing Prisoner “Sex Shows” at Tennessee Jail

Article • May 9, 2022

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault

Guard Accused of Organizing Prisoner “Sex Shows” at Tennessee Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman A former jailer was fired and the sheriff is now being sued after two women detained at the Grainger County Jail complained they were forced to stage “sex shows” at the Tennessee lockup on …

$11 Million Settlement Reached in Tennessee Suit Alleging False Arrest and False Imprisonment of Minors

Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, False Arrest, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders

$11 Million Settlement Reached in Tennessee Suit Alleging False Arrest and False Imprisonment of Minors by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On December 20, 2021, a settlementwas approved by a federal court in a lawsuit alleging the illegal arrest and detention of some 1,500 children at the Rutherford County Juvenile …

Investigation Finds Hundreds of Unreported Deaths in Tennessee Prisons and Jails

Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, BOP Litigation Reports, Wrongful Death

Investigation Finds Hundreds of Unreported Deaths in Tennessee Prisons and Jails by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead A November 2021 investigation by Knoxville TV station WBIR found prisons and jails across the Volunteer State were underreporting in-custody deaths to the state Bureau of Investigation (TBI), in apparent violation of Tennessee …

McGhee v. Grainger County, TN, Class Action Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2022

Brief • April 12, 2022

Filed under: Sexual Abuse/Harrassment/Exploitation

McGhee v. Grainger County, TN, Class Action Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2022 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NORTHEASTERN DIVISION CANDACE MCGHEE and CHASITY BAILEY, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. _______________________ ) GRAINGER COUNTY, Tennessee …

Riley v. Hamilton County Government, TN, Deposition of Miriam Laracuente, Unlawful Search, 2022

Brief • April 6, 2022

Filed under: Search and Seizure, Searches - Automobile

Riley v. Hamilton County Government, TN, Deposition of Miriam Laracuente, Unlawful Search, 2022 1 1 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 3 AT CHATTANOOGA -----------------------------------------------4 ) SHANDLE MARIE RILEY, ) 5 ) Plaintiff, ) 6 ) 1:19-CV-304-TRM-CHS vs. ) 7 ) Consolidated HAMILTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT, …

News In Brief

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …

Busby v. Bonner, TN, Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motiont to Enforce, Covid Response, 2022

Brief • March 30, 2022

Filed under: COVID-19

Busby v. Bonner, TN, Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motiont to Enforce, Covid Response, 2022 Case 2:20-cv-02359-SHL-atc Document 316 Filed 03/30/22 Page 1 of 22 PageID 5822 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION FAVIAN BUSBY and MICHAEL EDGINGTON, on …

Parnell v. Fitz, TN, Order Denying Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Retaliation, 2022

Brief • March 22, 2022

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances

Parnell v. Fitz, TN, Order Denying Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Retaliation, 2022 Case 2:17-cv-02847-TLP-tmp Document 150 Filed 03/22/22 Page 1 of 26 PageID 2865 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 …

$500,000 Default Judgment for Tennessee Woman Sexually Assaulted by Probation Officer

Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, Default Judgments, Assaults on Staff, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release

$500,000 Default Judgment for Tennessee Woman Sexually Assaulted by Probation Officer by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 17, 2021, a federal district court in Tennessee awarded a $500,000 default judgment, plus another $60,863.75 in attorney’s fees, to a woman who alleged in a lawsuit that her probation …