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| Tennessee Says Prison Officer Assaults Down Year Over Year |
| By memphisdailynews.com |
| Published: 11/19/2015 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The number of recorded assaults on prison officers is down compared with a year ago, but critics say it's hard for them to accept any statistics from the Tennessee Department of Correction as fact. The corrections department says there have been 31 fewer assaults since July 1 compared with last fiscal year, according to data from the agency requested by The Tennessean. Although the overall numbers have improved, assaults in September and October of this year are up, compared with the same months last year. Gov. Bill Haslam and department Commissioner Derrick Schofield have consistently said violence is down in Tennessee prisons, but the department didn't provide specific data to show that trend until Tuesday. Since July 1, there have been 116 recorded assaults. There were 147 attacks reported during the same time period last year. Read More. |
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