Tag: TTCC
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Tennessee: Trousdale Inmate Reports Medication Reinstated after Two Months
PAROLE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23 by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 5, 2018) — An inmate whose name was mentioned on the “Nooganomics” radio show approximately three weeks ago reported in a recent letter that the Omeprazole he has been taking for years for acid reflux disease was reordered after a two-month hiatus. Trousdale Turner Correctional…
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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…
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Another TDOC/CoreCivic Inmate Reportedly Denied Medication and Treatment
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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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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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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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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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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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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TDOC Spokeswoman Says Inmate’s Letters “Fictitious”
BASED ON WHAT EVIDENCE? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 16, 2017) — Over the last two months, editor of Nooganomics David Tulis has received a number of letters from Tennessee inmate Grenda Harmer, #88710, a prolific writer and documentarian who has relentlessly pursued the exposure of corruption within the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). Harmer is…
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Inmate Report: “Locked Down and Doing Time with Bed-Bugs”
“SQUALID DEHUMANIZING CONDITIONS” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2017) — In a letter received on Monday, an inmate at the South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) in Clifton, TN reiterated a recent complaint made to WSMV Channel 4 in Nashville that there is a “bedbug infestation” at the facility. SCCF is owned and operated by CoreCivic,…
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Report: Correction Officer Assaulted at Private Tennessee Prison
HAVE “STATE OFFICIALS” BEEN NOTIFIED? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 5, 2017) — On Tuesday, The Post & Email received a letter from an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN reporting that a female correction officer was sexually assaulted by “10 or so inmates” on August 24 or 25. The inmate,…
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Gang Activity, Staff Misconduct and Retaliation Reportedly Continue at TTCC
“ALL OF THEM HAD BUTCHERS (KNIFES)” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 2, 2017) — The Post & Email has received another report from an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex (TTCC) in Hartsville, TN of warden and staff misconduct, a knife fight among five other inmates, inadequate hygiene supplies, and alleged coercion on the part…
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Inmate Safety on the Federal Docket
TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2019 by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 29, 2017) — A trial date has been set for a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in May against private prison operator CoreCivic, its CEO, and a number of its employees at the South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) in Clifton, TN. The case, No. 1:17-cv-00041, was…
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Inmate Files Multiple Federal Lawsuits Against State of Tennessee
CLAIMING DENIAL OF COURT ACCESS, RETALIATION, NON-DELIVERY OF MAIL, DENIAL OF TIMELY PAROLE by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 21, 2017) — Bledsoe County Correctional Complex (BCCX) inmate Robert Z. Whipple, III recently told The Post & Email in a letter that he has three pending federal lawsuits filed against the State of Tennessee as a result…
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Inmate Reports Cell Temperatures Reach 100 Degrees or More
COMPARES PRIVATE PRISON’S CONDITIONS TO ILLEGAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 7, 2017) — In a letter received on Monday dated August 1, 2017, an inmate at the South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) in Clifton, TN reported that over the summer, cell temperatures have reached or exceeded 100°F due to a faulty air-circulation…
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A Matter of Life and Death
TDOC SPOKESWOMAN DENIES REALITY, BUT WHO IS LYING TO HER? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 8, 2017) — Based on copious letters with extensive documentation from Tennessee inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, received since late last year, The Post & Email has no reason to doubt the veracity of his statements made since June 5 reporting…
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Reprise: CoreCivic Pays Inmate for “Ghost Job”
“LET’S SEE HOW THEY EXPLAIN THIS ONE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 6, 2017) — On Thursday, as also occurred on Monday, The Post & Email received three separate envelopes from TDOC inmate Grenda Ray Harmer, #88710, who has been on a hunger strike since the early afternoon of June 5. As Harmer stated in correspondence…