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4 Jul, 2022

We need a closer eye on what is happening in state prisons
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We need a closer eye on what is happening in state prisons

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We need a closer eye on what is happening in state prisons

By Deborah Fisher|2022-07-05T09:34:35-05:00July 4, 2022|Categories: state records|Tags: ACLU, CoreCivic, Daniel Horwitz, jails, NAACP, prisons, Tennessee Department of Correction, Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility|0 Comments

Our government should operate safe and secure prisons. If it is failing, the public should be able to know so that citizens can press for change. Based on the state’s own assessment of its prison system and the number of complaints coming from some prisons, including Trousdale, it seems clear that we need a closer eye on what is happening within.

7 Apr, 2022

Three bills improving open government laws clear House and Senate

By Deborah Fisher|2022-04-08T06:05:19-05:00April 7, 2022|Categories: crime records, Legislature, Open Meetings, requests|Tags: deaths in custody, electronic meetings, jails, prisons, public records requests, State Rep. Jeremy Faison, State Rep. Tim Rudd, State Sen. Kerry Roberts, State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, website|0 Comments

Three bills that improve open government have cleared both the House and Senate. One will improve the transparency of public meetings of hundreds of state boards and commissions. Another brings more transparency to deaths that occur in local jails and state prisons. And the third clarifies language in the public records law that sometimes causes confusion over ID requirements and the responsibility of government to search for records.