26Feb 2016

Tennessee Sheriff Blames Two Suicides on Overcrowding, Understaffing

Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold maintains that his jail is safe, in spite of recent events that suggest otherwise. In a period of eight days, two inmates committed suicide. Additionally, the Sheriff’s department is facing a $20 million lawsuit because of injuries received by a former inmate

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12Sep 2015

Sedative Access Stirs Different Death Penalty Reactions in Tennessee, Mississippi

All states and the federal government use lethal injection as their primary method of execution. However, different states use different methods which may include one, two, or three drugs. In Tennessee the one drug method is commonly used and has brought about a number of speculations. In a

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12Sep 2015

Tennessee Legal Opinion is Latest Entry in Police Shooting Controversy

According to a legal opinion from Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, the Memphis City Council cannot subpoena the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s records over the shooting of Darrius Stewart in July.

The opinion which was made public last week and dated august 25, received attention statewide due

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12Sep 2015

Inmate Holds Dozens Hostage at Sumner County Jail

An inmate is back in prison after he escaped and purportedly held a number of people hostage at the Sumner County Jail, the dramatic incident involved an officer who was injured in the ordeal.

Gallatin Police reported that James McCutchen a 40-year-old was being booked into

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