Tag: Tennessee
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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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Is Trump Considering Iran Legislation “Deal-Maker” for his Running Mate?
TWO-TERM U.S. SENATOR KNOWN FOR “DEALS,” “COMPROMISE“ by Sharon Rondeau (May 21, 2016) — A number of Saturday media reports state that Sen. Bob Corker, who played a large role in negotiating the passage of legislation last May ensuring that Congress would retain the ability to tighten economic sanctions against Iran in the wake of…
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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’s Story Echoes Those of Prison Abuse, Fraud, “Cover-Ups”
“NO PERSON IS SAFE” by Anonymous Inmate, NWCX, Tiptonville, TN (Mar. 5, 2016) — The letter below was received by The Post & Email on Friday, March 4 and corroborates the numerous reports received over the last year from other inmates describing prisoners-for-profit schemes and other abuses at NWCX, a Tennessee state prison located in…
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Inmate Reports Prison Violence, Correction Officer Injured; No Mainstream Media Coverage
“THIS PLACE IS SO CORRUPT” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 17, 2016) — On Tuesday, The Post & Email received a letter from an inmate at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN, from whom we have heard twice before, describing two inmate stabbings and another of a correction officer at the West Tennessee State…
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Why Does Walter Fitzpatrick Have “Wounds?”
“BLOOD, INFECTED SORES” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 8, 2016) — Several weeks ago, The Post & Email received two letters from Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, who is an inmate at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN. Fitzpatrick is serving a three-year sentence for “aggravated perjury” and “extortion” after attempting to inform the McMinn…
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Report: NWCX Inmate “Hit Repeatedly in the Face” by Correction Officer
AND “SPRAYED IN THE FACE BY A CHEMICAL AGENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 1, 2016) — On Monday, The Post & Email received the following letter from an inmate at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) who has corresponded with us before. Identification of the inmate and correctional staff involved have been redacted to avoid retaliation…
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The Post & Email Awaits Response on Confiscation of Mail, Stamps from Tennessee Inmate Walter Fitzpatrick
WHILE FITZPATRICK’S MEDICAL, PHYSICAL SITUATION RAPIDLY WORSENS by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 30, 2016) — The letter below was sent by certified mail on January 14, 2016 to the official whose position, but not his name, was indicated on a form as the party to whom complaints regarding withheld prisoner mail were to be directed. The…
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NWCX Inmate: “The Gangs Have More or Less Taken Over”
STAFF TELLS INMATE TO “DEAL WITH IT” FOLLOWING ASSAULT BY GANG MEMBER by Anonymous Inmate, Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX), Tiptonville, TN (Jan. 30, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following letter was received by The Post & Email on Friday, January 29, 2016.]
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NWCX Inmate Reports High Degree of Danger, “No Curriculum” for Federally-Funded Vocational Programs
“THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO STRUCTURE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 16, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following letter was received from John Brewer, TDOC inmate #320298, on Friday. His reference to a “friend” is to Kevin Billioups, whose letter regarding a July 24, 2015 gang uprising at NWCX, reported dietary reductions, charges for sick calls and…
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Eye-Opening Letter on Prison Violence, Medical Care, Alleged Wage Confiscation
“CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT” by Kevin Billioups, TDOC Inmate #350010 (Jan. 16, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following letter was received on Friday, January 15, 2016 from the above-noted inmate at the Northwest Correctional Center (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN.]
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The Post & Email Mourns the Loss of Gary Church, Tennessee Youth Mission Leader
COURT-WATCHER AND HOME-SCHOOLING ADVOCATE by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 13, 2016) — Earlier on Wednesday, The Post & Email learned that Gary Wayne Church, a leader of the Appalachian Youth Missions organization in eastern Tennessee who worked with George Joseph Raudenbush III, died in a plane crash on December 12 in Benton. Church, 61, was flying…
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Inmate Reports Intimidation, Harassment, and Retaliation
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…
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“The Land Where the Law Went to Die,” Conclusion
FITZPATRICK: EVIL MUST BE CONQUERED, NOT TOLERATED by Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, TDOC #540003, ©2015 (Dec. 9, 2015) — [Editor’s Note: the following is the remainder of a report received by Tennessee prison inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III last week, the first part of which was published on December 4. The subject matter is the evolution…
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The Post & Email Receives a Very Special Christmas Card
“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…
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Fitzpatrick: Tennessee “the Land Where the Law Went to Die”
“A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED ACT OF IDENTITY THEFT” by Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, TDOC #540003 (Dec. 4, 2015) — [Editor’s Note: The following letter was received from the above Tennessee state prison inmate on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Fitzpatrick has been imprisoned since August 19, 2014 for convictions of “aggravated perjury” and “extortion” following his attempted…
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More TDOC News…From the Inside
PRISON NUTRITION, ASSAULT CLASSIFICATIONS, PSLS COURSE by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 11, 2015) — Enclosed with a November 2 letter from Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Bryant K. Lewis on Monday were four prison menus and two October 22 articles from The Tennessean concerning the state’s correctional system, which has come under increased scrutiny over…
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Will Anyone Stand Up for Tennessee Inmates’ Civil Rights?
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…
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State Prison Inmate Describes “Multi-Billion-Dollar Operation Off Taxpayers”
LACK OF MEDICAL, DENTAL CARE; PRISONERS-FOR-PROFIT by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 29, 2015) — Since Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III was sent to prison in August of last year, The Post & Email has received letters from many inmates, some of whom write to us on a regular basis about their cases, prison conditions, forced participation in…
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Report: 20-Year-Old Tennessee Corrections Officer Dead as a Result of Overwork, Fatigue
“SCHOFIELD IS WORKING HIS OFFICERS TO DEATH” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 19, 2015) — In a letter dated 15 October 2015 from Tennessee state inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, The Post & Email has learned of the tragic passing of a 20-year-old corrections officer employed by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), which has been…