Tag: Tennessee
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Will Pennsylvania Ruling Affect Other Inmates’ Lawsuits over Hepatitis C Treatment?
FEDERAL JUDGE RULES INMATE’S EIGHTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS MUST BE UPHELD BY MEDICAL TREATMENT by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 5, 2017) — In a ruling issued on Tuesday, a federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania wrote that an inmate diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2015 should receive treatment for the disease from the Pennsylvania Department…
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Inmate Details Gang Fight and More at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC)
“NOTHING HAS GOTTEN ANY BETTER; ONLY WORSE” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2016) — Last week, The Post & Email sent a return letter to an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN requesting more information on an incident said by a number of prisoners and their relatives to have occurred…
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Tennessee Group to Celebrate Bill of Rights Day December 15
LOCAL ORGANIZER ENCOURAGES ALL AMERICANS TO HOST GATHERINGS by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 10, 2016) — Every year for the last 16 years, a small group of Dayton, TN citizens has commemorated December 15, Bill of Rights Day, with a banquet open to the public as seating is available. “We’ve had preachers, leaders, and this year…
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TTCC Inmate’s Relative: “The Guards Beat Up My Son”
“BLACKED HIS EYE AND CHOPPED HIS TOOTH” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 9, 2016) — In response to an article published in June regarding the now-infamous Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN, the following comment was submitted from an inmate’s relative on Friday morning: My son was finally transfered out of TrousdaleTurner Thank god…
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TDOC Spokeswoman Denies Reports of Prison Riot on Thanksgiving Day
AT CORPORATE-RUN FACILITY by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 6, 2016) — On Sunday morning, The Post & Email received a comment from the relative of an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) operated by the private company CoreCivic, previously known as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) alleging that the troubled facility has been in…
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DEMS Missed the Boat
“INFILTRATION” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Dec. 5, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the ever-popular news show that takes you where others fear to tread. Hello, I’m your ‘Roving Reporter’ – that’s my name – broadcasting from an undisclosed location (actually, they refer to it as a ‘Misdirected…
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Report: Trousdale Turner Prison on Lockdown Since Thanksgiving
“DOES ANYONE CARE?” by Anonymous Relative (Dec. 4, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following was received as a comment on Sunday morning in response to The Post & Email’s June 8, 2016 article titled, “Report: Trousdale Turner Has Incurred Nine Inmate Deaths Since Opening.” The article referred to the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in…
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Judgment Begins at the House of God
“THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF EVILS” by a Tennessee Pastor (Dec. 4, 2016) — Tennessee belongs to the God of our Fathers. The Tenn. Centennial hymn was “Oh, Tennessee”, to the tune of the original Beulah Land. (The land of fair and balmy air…) Nashville was once called The New Jerusalem. Now liquor flows…
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Tennessee Inmate Describes “Hands-On Training” by Correction Officers
“LIKE A CANCER ALL ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 13, 2016) — The Post & Email recently received a letter from an inmate at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX), reputed by some to be one of the better Tennessee prisons, describing “hands-on training” exercised by correction officers against inmates.…
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U.S. Supreme Court and Some States Clash on Life Sentences Without Parole for Juveniles
“CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT?” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 1, 2016) — A letter received on Thursday from a Tennessee prison inmate highlighted the inconsistency between Tennessee state law and two U.S. Supreme Court decisions issued in 2012 and this past January, respectively, regarding life sentences for those who were under the age of 18 when…
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Walter Fitzpatrick Ejected From Witness Stand by Tennessee “Judge,” Part 3
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…
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Breaking News on George Raudenbush Case From Monroe County, TN
WILL TENNESSEE’S CRIMES AGAINST ITS CITIZENS FINALLY BE THWARTED? by George Raudenbush, ©2016 (Aug. 31, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following press release was received late Tuesday from George Raudenbush, a Christian missionary and former Tennessee state inmate whose traffic convictions were reversed by an appellate court in late 2013 resulting from Judge Carroll Lee…
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Are “Non-Affiliated” Inmates Discriminated Against at Trousdale?
REPORT: GANG MEMBERS GIVEN PREFERENCE OVER “NON-AFFILIATED” INMATES FOR JOBS by Anonymous Inmate, Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) (Aug. 24, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following letter was received on Monday from an inmate not heard from previously by this publication. However, it is one of dozens of letters The Post & Email has received…
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DOJ to Cease Contracts with Private Prison Operators, But What About the States?
AND TENNESSEE, IN PARTICULAR by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 22, 2016) — On Thursday, Deputy Attorney Gen. Sally Q. Yates announced that the US Department of Justice would not renew contracts with private prison operators or would “substantially reduce its scope in a manner consistent with law and the overall decline of the bureau’s inmate population.”…
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Tennessee Inmate Describes Exposure to Infectious Disease with Inadequate Treatment
WHAT STEPS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN BUT WEREN’T? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 10, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: Some readers may find the following material disturbing.] Over the last two months, The Post & Email has been in contact with a Tennessee prison inmate who reported that prison personnel informed him he was possibly exposed to…
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Tennessee Prison Inmate Predicts: “Something is Going to Go Down”
IS THE SIMMERING CAULDRON ABOUT TO BOIL OVER? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 5, 2016) — An inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN wrote in a letter received on Thursday that despite small improvements noted at the facility over the past two months by some inmates, conditions have worsened. “I think…
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Should the Hawkins County, TN Jail be Shut Down?
“WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THAT JAIL NEEDS TO STOP” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 19, 2016) — On July 7, The Post & Email received a letter from a Tennessee state prison inmate detailing allegations of inmate abuse at the Hawkins County jail in Rogersville, TN. As we had not previously reported on that particular…
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Report: Trousdale CCA Prison Taking “Most Dangerous Inmates”
“WHY CAN’T THEY OPEN A NEW FACILITY AND OPERATE IT SAFELY?” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 4, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: A letter from a Tennessee inmate received on Saturday reports that a privately-run prison in Hartsville, Trousdale County, TN about which The Post & Email has written previously has taken in a significant number of…
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More Relative Accounts of Tennessee Prison Facility Paint an Ominous Picture
“SOMETHING’S GOING TO HAPPEN” by Sharon Rondeau (May 28, 2016) — Since first reporting on May 17 about the conditions at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN as related by an inmate at the facility, The Post & Email has spoken with a number of individuals who corroborated his account of severe…
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Tennessee Prison Confirms Walter Fitzpatrick “Still Here”
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…