FOR ACID REFLUX DISEASE, HEPATITIS C by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 21, 2018) — In a letter dated March 7 and postmarked March 9, 2018, TDOC inmate Danny Shockley, #247280, reported that the Omeprazole he was prescribed by a physician for acid reflux disease ran out in late January and has not been reordered. Shockley is […]
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Are Prisons the Right Place for Mental Health Patients?
IF NOT, ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 15, 2018) — An inmate at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) who was anticipating a positive parole hearing next month is now in protective custody with a disciplinary write-up and untreated mental health issues, according to his wife and power of attorney. Michael Haycraft, TDOC […]
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Harmer Reports Suspected Sexual Harassment at MCCX
ON THE PART OF STAFF by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 23, 2018) — In two communications received earlier this month, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Grenda Ray Harmer reported “harassment” on the part of a corrections officer during the third shift which he now believes is sexual in nature. In a February 8, 2018 memo […]
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Harmer Reports Prescription Medication Reinstated
BUT FOR HOW LONG? by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 28, 2018) — On January 19, 2018, TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, wrote in a letter received last week that the Naproxen he was prescribed years ago for degenerative joint disease was recently reinstated after having been withheld beginning on December 30. At that time, the […]
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TDOC Inmate Report: Two Medications Again Withheld
“WHY ARE YOU PERIODICALLY STOPPING MY MEDICATION?” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 15, 2018) — On the heels of the good news that the heat was turned on in his cell after many weeks of reported “freezing” temperatures within, TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer reported in the same mailing that two of his medications were removed […]
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Tenessee Inmate Fears Death Will Precede Hepatitis C Treatment
CLAIMS EIGHTH AMENDMENT VIOLATION by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 27, 2017) — A letter received on Tuesday from an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN describes an ongoing lack of access to life-saving and other medications corroborated by a series of reports by WSMV-Channel 4 in Nashville earlier this year. Although […]
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Tennessee Inmate’s Claim Featured in Regional Newspaper
INMATE’S “ACCESS TO THE COURTS” LAWSUIT MADE PUBLIC by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2017) — The repeated claims of TDOC inmate Robert Z. Whipple, III, #399615, of denial of access to the law library at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex (BCCX) in Pikeville, TN were included in an article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press […]
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Private Prison Inmate Says Warden Does Not Enforce “Zero Tolerance” Policy
CITES PROHIBITED “INMATE/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 19, 2017) — A letter received on Monday from an inmate at the privately-owned Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN states that “relationships” between inmates and correction officers are to blame for the importation of contraband items into the facility on a regular basis. As […]
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Prescription Medication Again Withheld from Whistleblower Inmate
ABSENCE OF MEDICATION REPORTEDLY CAUSED “CONVULSIONS, PASSING OUT” ONCE BEFORE by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 18, 2017) — In a letter received last week, TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, reported that one of his medications was withheld beginning on December 4, 2017. Since late July, Harmer has been in “segregation,” or solitary confinement, at the […]
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Report: Tennessee Inmate Denied Prescribed Diabetic Shoes
DESPITE DIABETIC NEUROPATHY by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 3, 2017) — A letter dated November 22, 2017 from Robert Z. Whipple, III, TDOC #399615 received last week relates that the “state’s medical provider” has failed to fill a prescription for diabetic shoes for him ordered by a Dr. Belknap. Whipple is housed at the Bledsoe County […]
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Grenda Harmer Reports Fraud, “Freezing” Cells, Inmate Over-Medicated
“FREEZING US IS NOT A PART OF MY PUNISHMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 30, 2017) — Three grievance forms from TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, dated November 20, 2017 report that his cell temperature is very cold, that an inmate is being over-medicated to the point of “abuse,” and that inmates released to return […]
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Trousdale Problems Continue, Inmates Say
CONTRABAND, MEDICATIONS OFTEN NOT DISPENSED, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, DISAPPEARING MAIL by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 24, 2017) — In a letter postmarked November 17, 2017 and received on Monday, an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN reported alleged tampering with his “outgoing legal mail,” a common complaint among the prisoner population at […]
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Inmate Told: “Nobody Wants You”
THE PRICE OF EXPOSING CORRUPTION by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 20, 2017) — In a letter received on Monday, TDOC inmate Grenda Harmer, #88710, wrote that he has learned that a false complaint was filed against him by another inmate so that that inmate could be moved to another prison. Both are housed at the Morgan […]
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TTCC Inmate Reports Some Good News
MEDICATION FOR ACID REFLUX DISEASE MYSTERIOUSLY DENIED, NOW RESTORED by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 10, 2017) — An inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN, where medical care has been reported as inconsistent and at times inaccessible, told The Post & Email in a letter received on Monday that his medication for […]
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The Post & Email to Appear on “Nooganomics” 9:30 a.m. Thursday
TOPIC: TENNESSEE PRISON CONDITIONS by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 9, 2017) — The Post & Email’s editor will be a guest on the “Nooganomics” radio show hosted by David Tulis on Thursday at 9:30 AM EST on NoogaRadio. The show is broadcast daily from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on “Nooga Radio” found at 92.7 FM and […]
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TTCC: Inmate Has Blood Drawn, but Results are Kept “Secret”
“THE ONLY THING THAT WAS IN MY FILE WAS FROM ANOTHER PRISON” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 22, 2017) — On September 29, The Post & Email reported that an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN diagnosed with Hepatitis C said that he has had virtually no follow-up medical treatment since […]
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Letter to Tennessee State Representative Details Alleged Code, Statutory Violations
“PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE VERIFIABLE CLAIMS” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 5, 2017) — A September 28, 2017 letter from MCCX inmate Grenda Ray Harmer to Tennessee state representative John Ray Clemmons outlines a number of alleged violations of the standards maintained by the American Correctional Association (ACA) as well as Tennessee law and official prison policies. […]
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Tennessee Inmate Reports “Ray” of Hope from Protective Custody
“HARMER, YOU WERE RIGHT” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2017) — As The Post & Email has reported, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, has been housed at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) since June 2. Since his arrival, he has related the confiscation of his personal property by MCCX […]
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Inmate Reports Untreated Hepatitis C at Trousdale Prison
CLAIM: RESULTS OF LONE BLOOD TEST SINCE MOVE TO PRIVATE FACILITY UNKNOWN by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 29, 2017) — An inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN has reported that with a diagnosis of Hepatitis C and quarterly blood tests done at previous Tennessee prisons where he has been housed, he […]
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Private Prison Operator Fined Nearly $44,000
WAS THE TDOC KEEPING IT A SECRET? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 20, 2017) — The Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday that private prison owner/operator CoreCivic has been fined close to $44,000 by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) for conducting head-count procedures incorrectly at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex (TTCC). CoreCivic, formerly known as […]