INMATES’ RELATIVES SAY INCARCERATION “A BUSINESS” by Sharon Rondeau (May 24, 2016) — Several more relatives of inmates at a privately-run prison in Hartsville, Trousdale County, TN have come forward to detail their observations of conditions within the facility and the effects on their respective loved ones. The Trousdale County Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville […]
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Corporate-Run Prison Limits Movement, Restroom Access, Embracing During Visitation
INMATE RELATIVE: “THE PRIVATE PRISONS NEED TO GO” by Sharon Rondeau (May 23, 2016) — On Sunday, The Post & Email began to report first-hand accounts of living conditions, visitation, staffing, medical care and other issues shared with us by visitors to the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC), a facility operated by Corrections Corporation of […]
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Understaffing, Lack of Medical Care, Retaliation Reported at Privately-Run Tennessee Prison
“MODERN-DAY SLAVERY” by Sharon Rondeau (May 23, 2016) — Following two articles published last week prompted by letters received from an inmate recently relocated to a privately-operated prison in Hartsville, TN, The Post & Email has communicated with three individuals with firsthand knowledge of the conditions within the prison, which is by all accounts severely […]
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Private Prison Corporation Representative Initially Responds to The Post & Email, Then Goes Dark and Quiet
QUESTIONS ABOUT INMATE CLASSIFICATIONS, STAFFING, POLICIES REMAIN UNANSWERED by Sharon Rondeau (May 20, 2016) — On Tuesday, The Post & Email shared excerpts of letters received from a Tennessee prison inmate describing his new surroundings in a privately-run, as opposed to state-run, prison. Correction Corporation of America (CCA) operates the newly-opened prison at Hartsville, TN […]
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Inmate Gives a Glimpse of New Private Prison in Tennessee
IS A PRIVATELY-RUN PRISON BETTER THAN ONE RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT? by Sharon Rondeau (May 17, 2016) — An inmate recently moved from a Tennessee state prison to the newly-opened Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville has reported environmental problems including a smell of gas, lack of hot water, and severe understaffing. TTCC is […]
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Boehner Resigns – Impeachment is on the Table…pb
“IT’S MANDATORY” by U.S. Patriots Union, ©2015 (Sep. 25, 2015) — ALL MEMBERS, DONORS AND SUPPORTERS, Many of you have lost faith, while others of you have hesitated to have faith at all….THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IS WIDE OPEN! WILL YOU DO YOUR PART? The United States Patriots Union was formed on September 17, 2010 […]