“LOCKDOWN” IMPOSED FOLLOWING REPORTED INMATE ALTERCATION by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 11, 2019) — Late Monday morning, The Post & Email received an email from an individual who stated that she received information from several inmates at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN, the state’s newest prison with a track record of violence […]
HAVE JAILERS MADE HIM A “TARGET?” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 25, 2019) — A letter received last week from Shelby County, TN inmate Benjamin Miles dated October 9, 2019 expresses gratitude for The Post & Email’s response to an earlier letter in which Miles described a severe beating by correction officers and hospitalization of which […]
SPOKESMEN MUM ON APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PRACTICE by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 24, 2019) — The Post & Email has discovered that numerous past and current public officials in Tennessee have signed their names to official documents in different ways, with the handwriting appearing to vary in some cases. The oath of office for all “constitutional officers” […]
MARINE CORPS WARRANT OFFICER STATES, “BRIDGEPORT FEELS LIKE FAMILY” from Jorge Josue, josue.jorge@bridgeportct.gov (Oct. 22, 2019) — Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim presented the Key to the City to the well-known and prestigious Quantico Marine Corps Band in celebration of their thirty years performing at the annual Vincent Vizzo Columbus Day concert. “Thank you to […]
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SILENT; CHILD-WELFARE AGENCY CLOSES CASE WITHOUT EXPLANATION. IS THE FBI INVESTIGATING? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 17, 2019) — On September 23, 2019, the father of four Jackson, TN children he believes are being abused by their mother and stepfather was told by Sgt. TJ King of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) that […]
IS “MORE FUNDING” THE REASON? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 14, 2019) — Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Grenda Ray Harmer, an inmate at the state’s Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) who has communicated with The Post & Email for approximately three years, reported in an October 7, 2019 letter to Gov. Bill Lee that he […]
“I’M TRYING TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 13, 2019) — As we reported in Part 2 of this series, the father of four children who he believes are being abused by their mother and stepfather in Madison County, TN has learned that the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) attempted to serve an […]
ANOTHER YEAR DUE TO A “CLERICAL ERROR”? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 10, 2019) — Since 2015, The Post & Email has followed the story of Timothy Aaron Baxter, a Tennessee resident who has been incarcerated twice by the state and was recently granted parole. Baxter expected to be released shortly after his successful parole hearing […]
AND “DELIBERATE INTENT TO COMMIT FRAUD” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 8, 2019) — Last month, The Post & Email learned of a situation in which four children are believed by their father and his fiancée to be the victims of abuse in the home of their mother and stepfather in Madison County, TN. Based on […]
ALLEGES HEAD INJURIES, EYE-SOCKET FRACTURE, LACERATIONS, IMPAIRED VISION by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 4, 2019) — On Friday The Post & Email received a letter from Shelby County, TN jail inmate Benjamin Miles, #17144506, reporting a brutal assault on the part of an Officer Burns and several other correction officers late last month resulting in Miles’s […]
EEE HAS CAUSED TWO CONNECTICUT FATALITIES THIS YEAR from Rowena White (203) 576-7201, rowena.white@bridgeportct.gov (Sep. 27, 2019) —Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim and Health Director Maritza Bond are urging Bridgeport residents to take caution and use preventative measures to reduce Eastern Equine Encephalitis, (EEE), a rare but serious disease caused by a virus transmitted by […]
WITNESS IN TONY CARRUTHERS CASE RECANTED TESTIMONY by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 26, 2019) — On Tuesday, The Tennessean reported that Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III filed motions with the state Supreme Court that the death sentences of nine inmates be carried through to execution. Slatery had announced the motions on the official website […]
“THE LARGEST AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTY HAS BEEN LYING TO ME” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 24, 2019) — The following is a continuation of the story introduced last week regarding the safety and welfare of four children in Jackson, TN and the stonewalling and obfuscation their father, who has joint custody, has experienced after filing […]
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT TO RECOGNIZE “CITIZENSHIP DAY” for more information, Contact: Rowena White (203) 576-7201, rowena.white@bridgeportct.gov (Sep. 17, 2019) — BRIDGEPORT, CT – Today, on Citizenship Day, a day that celebrates individuals who have become U.S. citizens, Mayor Joe Ganim announces that Bridgeport will join “Cities for Citizenship.” Cities for Citizenship (C4C) is a national […]
MADISON COUNTY OFFICIALS RELEASE CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO ALLEGED PERPETRATORS by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2019) — On August 5, 2019, the father of four children who live primarily with their mother and her husband reported alleged abuse to the Tennessee Department of Child Services (DCS) to request an investigation for the second time. As of […]
BRIDGEPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES TIM LANDOCK FOR LIFE SAVING ACT OF SELFLESSNESS ACT HEROISM from Rowena White (203) 576-7201, rowena.white@bridgeportct.gov (Sep. 12, 2019) — Bridgeport, CT – At the Annual September 11th Memorial & Awards Ceremony hosted last night at Elks Lodge 36, Tim Landock was honored with the title of Bridgeport Fire Department’s Firefighter […]
NINE MONTHS ISN’T ENOUGH? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 10, 2019) — On Tuesday afternoon, The Post & Email attempted unsuccessfully to reach the press secretary for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on what we believe is an urgent matter involving the safety and well-being of several Tennessee minor children. The state’s child protective agency, CPS, has […]
SUGGESTS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT WOULD BE “LESS COSTLY” THAN EXTENDED STAY by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 1, 2019) — On Saturday The Post & Email received a copy of a letter from Tennessee inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88170, to Gov. Bill Lee stating that he will not consent to release by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) […]
“HIGH VOLTAGE STUN/SHOCK CUFFS” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 23, 2019) — Shelby County, TN jail inmate Quartez Gary has contacted The Post & Email for a second time regarding his long-term incarceration which began in June 2015 without an indictment. As The Post & Email has reported for nearly ten years, like most states, Tennessee […]
“PRISONS ARE NOT EASY TO GOVERN AND CONTROL” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 15, 2019) — In a follow-up letter dated July 15, 2019, MCCX inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, wrote to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to convey his observation that Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Commissioner Tony Parker is prohibited by state statute to serve […]