After a joint investigation by TMP and @Tennessean into "safekeeping" laws, Tennessee prison officials have promised that they will not automatically place safekeepers in solitary anymore. Instead, each person will get an individualized assessment.https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/05/22/tennessee-prisons-no-solitary-safekeepers-unless-review/632217002/ …
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In addition, Tennesee's governor just signed a new law that bans housing juvenile safekeepers in adult prisons and establishes new oversight to ensure adult safekeepers don't languish in solitary confinement.https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/21/haslam-signs-safekeeping-bill-state-can-no-longer-house-teen-safekeepers-adult-prisons/566382002/ …
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Don't miss our original investigation into Tennessee's 150-year-old "safekeeping" laws:https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/02/15/too-sick-for-jail-but-not-for-solitary?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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