TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Dec 4, 2015

Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick Schofield said the department is changing its definitions of assault and “staff/inmate provocations.” The American Correctional Association in October recommended the department edit its definitions to allow for less subjectivity. The Tennessean reports there is also a possibility the department will review previous incident reports to determine if any incidents were characterized inaccurately.