TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 4, 2017
The Cocke County Jail is facing a wrongful death lawsuit over 32-year-old inmate Amanda Lee Hill, who was booked into jail over a probation violation and died two days later in her cell, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Hill’s mother against Cocke County Sheriff Armando Fontes, jail administrator Tommy Large, nurse Vicki Campbell, supervisor Tiffany Ball and several jailers. Last month, the Tennessee Corrections Institute voted to decertify Cocke County’s jail annex over failed inspections and a host of other problems. The News Sentinel also has a roundup of legal troubles facing East Tennessee jails over inmate deaths. Sevier and Scott counties also face wrongful death suits.