THROUGH “ILLEGAL” WIRETAPPING AND JUDICIAL INTERFERENCE by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 23, 2018) — On March 23, 2018, a federal lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee by two falsely-accused women in a case arising early last year in Shelby County, TN. The suit names three county prosecutors — […]
“PUT IN HARM’S WAY EVERY DAY” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 21, 2018) — An inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC), Tennessee’s newest prison, reported in a letter postmarked April 12, 2018 that conditions there remain precarious primarily due to short-staffing. A staff shortage at the facility was noted in a November 2017 audit […]
HEARING HELD WEDNESDAY, MORE THAN FOUR YEARS PAST ELIGIBILITY DATE by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 19, 2018) — As was discussed on Thursday morning’s edition of the “Nooganomics” radio show hosted by David Tulis, TDOC inmate Robert Z. Whipple, III had a parole hearing on Wednesday which, according to his TDOC online record, was long overdue. […]
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK UNITED CIVIC, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT GROUPS from Dalmarys Matos, (203) 576-7201, dalmarys.matos@bridgeportct.gov (Apr. 17, 2018) — Bridgeport, CT – In recognition of National Volunteer Week, Mayor Joe Ganim this week joined the Bridgeport City Council to honor over 30 local volunteer groups and their efforts to improve the quality of life and community in […]
“ACTING UNDER COLOR OF BADGE” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 16, 2018) — In the same mailing which reported an alleged taser attack on an inmate by a correction officer and unnecessary punitive measures allegedly taken by the new NWCX warden, Shawn Phillips, TDOC inmate Jerome L. Johnson, #150724, reported that he was sexually assaulted by […]
“UNCALLED FOR” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 15, 2018) — As was expected late last week, TDOC inmate Michael Wayne Haycraft, #277811, was relocated from the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) to the Turney Center Industrial Complex (TCIX) on Friday evening. According to his wife, Beth Haycraft, Mr. Haycraft suffers from three specific mental illnesses which […]
“IT KNOCKED JENKINS ALL THE WAY ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 15, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: In the letter which follows, The Post & Email has made the rare decision not to redact swear words and other strong language so that its full import and context can be […]
“ACTING IN AN OUTLAW FASHION” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 15, 2018) — Approximately two weeks ago, the warden at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) in Wartburg, TN, Shawn Phillips, changed places with the warden then at Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, Mike Parris. Parris had been warden at MCCX prior to his transfer […]
CONTRADICTING TWO LAW-ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF MYSTERY DOCUMENT by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 14, 2018) — On Friday, April 13, 2018, “Michelle Robinson” received a Minute Order by U.S. mail from the Torrance, CA Superior Court’s Family Division reinforcing a March 23, 2018 Minute Order stating that a December 10, 2015 five-year restraining order issued […]
“GOD IS STILL GOD” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 13, 2018) — At 6:15 a.m. EDT on Friday, the wife of mentally-ill TDOC inmate Michael Haycraft, #277811, received a phone call from her husband reporting that he is being relocated today, likely to the Turney Center Industrial Complex (TCIX), after six months in protective custody (PC) […]
WITH A NON-RESPONSE by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 12, 2018) — On March 19, 2018, this writer contacted by certified mail Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Presiding Judge Michael I. Levanas as the result of a question arising from the issuance and apparent rescission of a 2015 restraining order. The protective order was issued by the […]
“ANOTHER YEAR OF ABUSE BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE” by Beth Haycraft, ©2018 (Apr. 11, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The following summary was sent today by Beth Haycraft, the wife of TDOC inmate Michael Wayne Haycraft, #00277811, whose parole hearing on Tuesday resulted in a decision to maintain him in prison for another year. Mrs. […]
COSTING HER MORE THAN $1,300 by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2018) — On Monday, single mother and Tennessee citizen Jamonica Taylor received a letter of acknowledgement from the Tennessee Claims Commission, to which she had appealed a denial of reimbursement for expenses she incurred while visiting an inmate on Thanksgiving Day last year. In December, […]
THEN TAKEN AWAY BY STEALTH by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2018) — After reporting approximately five weeks ago that the “Westlaw” legal resource had been installed at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex (BCCX) in Pikeville for use by the prison population, inmate Robert Z. Whipple III, #399615, reported in an April 3, 2018 letter that […]
“THE GREATER GOOD” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2018) — A Tennessee state inmate whose lack of treatment for advanced Hepatitis C was aired on the “Nooganomics” radio show in mid-March reported in a letter received on Tuesday that as of March 30, he began receiving treatment for the disease. Danny Shockley, #247280, who is […]
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REQUESTS “MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION” From: BETH Haycraft To: “Olroyd, Emily” <emily.r.olroyd@tn.gov>, “Hinds, Amanda” <amanda.m.hinds@tn.gov>, Marie.Williams@tn.gov, lolie.jones@tn.gov, “Michelle R. Hergert” <Michelle.R.Hergert@tn.gov> Date: April 8, 2018 at 10:21 AM Subject: escalation fear of crisis Dr. Olroyd et al, Over the past week, I have been aware of an escalation of symptoms in my husband Michael Wayne Haycraft, […]
INMATE OFFERS TO “TRAIN” STAFF ON “POLICY” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 7, 2018) — In a March 31, 2018 memorandum, Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, wrote to Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Commissioner Tony Parker to say that he continues to be a victim of “harassment” on the part of […]
“WE SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED FOR THINGS WE DID NOT DO” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 5, 2018) — On Thursday, a letter arrived from NWCX inmate Billy Ray Cooper, Jr., #407119, claiming that a correction officer accused him of throwing an apple at her and promised to use the “incident” as a means by which […]
PAROLE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23 by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 5, 2018) — An inmate whose name was mentioned on the “Nooganomics” radio show approximately three weeks ago reported in a recent letter that the Omeprazole he has been taking for years for acid reflux disease was reordered after a two-month hiatus. Trousdale Turner Correctional […]