RECOUNTS ALLEGED RETALIATION, “FRAUD,” AND THREATS by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 31, 2018) — In one of many memos received during the month of March, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, related that a federal lawsuit he has been working on over the latter part of the winter has been filed. Also […]
Search results
Posted inStates
Inmate’s Wife Notifies Parole Board of Alleged “Breach of Agreement” by TDOC
IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 10 HEARING by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 28, 2018) — On March 15, The Post & Email reported on the case of TDOC inmate Michael Haycraft, #277811, who has been in protective custody at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) in Wartburg, TN since October 5, 2017. As TDOC administrative policies point […]
Posted inUS Government Corruption
Harmer: Medication Again Discontinued
PLANS TO FILE COMPLAINT by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2018) — In a memo dated March 19, 2018 directed to Dr. Edmund Lane, TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, wrote that on that day he stopped receiving Antivert, a medication he was prescribed some time ago and which he says is a medical necessity. Drugs.com […]
Posted inStates
TDOC Inmate: Dangerous Situation Diffused, then Recreated by Staff
REPORT: “INCOMPATIBLE” INMATES KNOWINGLY PLACED TOGETHER by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 17, 2018) — In a letter dated March 10, 2018, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Grenda Ray Harmer reported that an experience he had with a prison gang member last fall resulting from a faulty decision on the facility’s part has been replicated with […]
Posted inStates
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 […]
Posted inStates
Why Do Prisons Punish Someone for “Doing the Right Thing?”
INMATE’S MOTHER WANTS QUESTIONS ANSWERED by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 14, 2018) — On Wednesday morning, The Post & Email interviewed the mother of an inmate at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) in Wartburg, TN about her son’s recent report of victimization by not only prison gang members, but also by the system charged with […]
Posted inStates
NoogaRadio Again Hosts The Post & Email
DO PRISONS REHABILITATE OR INCUBATE? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 12, 2018) — As he has several times previously, on Monday morning, NoogaRadio host David Tulis again hosted this writer to discuss conditions in Tennessee prisons. Tulis’s show focuses on the local Chattanooga, TN economy, commerce and government corruption. The show airs from 9:00 to 11:00 […]
Posted inStates
Harmer Reports Continued Harassment by Third Shift Guards
“ORCHESTRATED” OR NOT? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 11, 2018) — In a memo dated February 25, TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, reported that the “harassment” which he said began last month on the night shift recurred on the prior Friday and Saturday nights. Initially, Harmer described a correction officer entering his cell at 10:38 […]
Posted inStates
Protective Custody Inmate Claims Mandated Reviews Not Conducted
AS PER TDOC WRITTEN POLICY by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 25, 2018) — In a fourth-of-its-kind Administrative Notice, this time sent to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, MCCX inmate Grenda Ray Harmer wrote on February 14 that despite having been placed in Protective Custody (PC) last August, his situation has not been evaluated at regular intervals as […]
Posted inStates
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 […]
Posted inStates
Harmer Reports Improvement in Food Service at MCCX
“HERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 31, 2018) — In a letter received on Monday dated January 24, 2018, MCCX inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, reported that he has noted an improvement in food service in his section of the prison. MCCX is one of 14 prisons within the Tennessee Department of […]
Posted inStates
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 […]
Posted inStates
Report: Christmas Package Intended for Inmate Jettisoned by MCCX Staff
SUPPLIER WAS TOLD INMATE “UNAVAILABLE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 23, 2018) — A letter and complaint form received from TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer on Tuesday states that a package intended as a Christmas gift from a friend never reached him because prison staff told the supplier that he was “unavailable.” Packages to inmates are […]
Posted inUS Government Corruption
Harmer Reports Attempted Prison Escape
EXCORIATES WARDEN FOR NOT “PROTECTING SOCIETY BETTER” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 20, 2018) — Enclosed with a letter received on Friday from TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, was a copy of a report sent to Commissioner Tony Parker stating that a means of possible inmate escape was not properly safeguarded by Warden Shawn Phillips […]
Posted inStates
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 […]
Posted inStates
The Heat is On!
“THEY ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE NEGATIVE ARTICLES” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 13, 2018) — A letter dated January 6, 2018 received on Saturday from TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer reports that his cell, which he has long said has been maintained at “freezing” temperatures, now has heat. Since late November, Harmer has written a […]
Posted inStates
Tennessee Inmate Report: TDOC “Tortures People”
COLD WINTER AIR CONTINUES TO PERMEATE INMATE’S CELL DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS; INMATE CLAIMS “INTENTIONAL” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 6, 2018) — A letter received on Saturday from TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, reports that his cell in the “PC” unit at MCCX remains “like a deep freezer” but that Warden Shawn Phillips responded positively, […]
Posted inStates
Can This Inmate Get Heat for Christmas?
“COLD AIR IS BLOWING IN” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 22, 2017) — In a letter received on Friday, TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, reported some good news: that the heat in his cell at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) was at long last “turned on” on one week ago on December 15. “On […]
Posted inStates
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 […]
Posted inUS Government Corruption
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 […]