CLAIM: THERE IS “NO TRUE GRAND JURY IN TENNESSEE” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 14, 2019) — Tennessee inmate Jerome L. Johnson has written a book titled “The CORRUPT Grand Juries: A True Story” which is now available at Amazon in Kindle format. Johnson became interested in the composition and function of Tennessee grand juries in […]
“BY LAW HE IS THE ONE THAT HAS TO BE MOVED” by Sharon Rondeau (May 19, 2018) — On April 16, 2018, an article was published from documents received from Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Jerome L. Johnson, #150724, in which he alleged to the prison warden, Shawn Phillips, that he was the victim […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“JUSTICE HAS TO COME AT SOME POINT” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 19, 2016) — Two recent letters received from inmates at the Shelby County, TN jail reported that Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich was under some type of investigation for conduct associated with her duties as the chief prosecutor for Tennessee’s 30th Judicial […]
A “CONDESCENDING COURTROOM VERBAL DISSERTATION” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 30, 2016) — As related in earlier articles with this title in part 1 here and part 2 here, TDOC inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III described his having been subpoenaed to testify in an August 16 post-conviction hearing for an inmate from Shelby County. Fitzpatrick was […]
SHELBY COUNTY JUDGE “ASSUMED THE ROLE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 25, 2016) — Approximately two weeks ago, The Post & Email received a lengthy letter from U.S. Navy veteran and Tennessee inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III describing a hearing which took place in Shelby County, TN on August 16 for which he […]
“ROUGH AND ROUGHED” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 8, 2016) — After nearly two months, The Post & Email on Tuesday received two letters from Tennessee inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III. One was five pages and the other 15, with the second a follow-up to the first. Nearly two years ago, Fitzpatrick was sentenced to three […]
HEALTH AND WELFARE UNKNOWN by Sharon Rondeau (May 25, 2016) — Following approximately six weeks of silence from Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, The Post & Email contacted the West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP) on Wednesday afternoon to inquire into his well-being. We were able to reach a female correction […]
“THEY GET KICKBACKS ON EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 30, 2016) — In a recent telephone conversation with a Tennessee state prison inmate, The Post & Email was told that the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), enabled by the state Board of Parole, is “in the business of holding people” for as […]
“STOPPED BY ARMED OFFICERS WITH GUNS” by Jerome Johnson, TDOC #150724 (Apr. 23, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following report was received by The Post & Email on Friday as an enclosure to a letter written by Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) inmate Jerome L. Johnson.] The Post & Email is withholding the names of the […]
“THE SECRET TO MY MOVE IS RETALIATION” by Jerome L. Johnson, TDOC Inmate #150724 (Feb. 15, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: In December, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Jerome L. Johnson was inexplicably moved, against prison regulations necessitating a justified change in classification, to Site 1, the most dangerous part of the Northwest Correctional Complex […]
“CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 4, 2016) — In December, Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Jerome L. Johnson was unexpectedly moved from Site 2 to Site 1 at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) as a result of what he believes was retaliation by prison staff for his refusal to participate in […]
MULTIPLE INMATES REPORT REMOVAL FROM TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL TRAINING, PLACEMENT IN PRO-SOCIAL LIFE SKILLS CLASS by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 21, 2016) — Since last spring, The Post & Email has received reports from inmates at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN stating that they have been forced to enroll in the Pro-Social Life Skills (PSLS) […]
“NOTHING BUT RETALIATION” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 23, 2015) — In a letter received on Monday, NWCX inmate Jerome L. Johnson informed The Post & Email that he has been inexplicably relocated from the minimum-security building where he was housed to a medium-security area populated by a significant number of gang members. A letter from […]
FOR REFUSING PLACEMENT IN COURSE by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 14, 2015) — On Monday The Post & Email received an original and copies of a new grievance form from Tennessee prison inmate Jerome L. Johnson, on whose situation we have reported for a number of months. Under circumstances similar to those in which Walter Francis […]
“THE BEST CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR EVER” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 8, 2015) — On Monday, The Post & Email received a Christmas card from Tennessee state prison inmate Jerome L. Johnson, #150724, on whose pending in-house punishment for refusing to participate in the Pro-Social Life Skills course we have reported since last summer. As […]
STATE OFFICIAL SENDS COMPLAINT BACK TO PRISON SYSTEM WHERE IT BEGAN by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 3, 2015) — Over the last several months, The Post & Email has reported on abuses, assaults, gang uprisings, alleged civil rights violations and impending punishments taking place at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN as reported in […]
“FEDERAL CRIME STOPPERS” NEEDED by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 10, 2015) — On Saturday, The Post & Email published an article containing the first four pages of a 44-page handwritten letter received last week from Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, who is imprisoned at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville,TN. The letter further detailed his forced […]