By Connie Reguli

Another civil rights lawsuit has emerged over privatized probation. The reporter is clear and succinct. Probationers are kept on perpetual probation to keep the fees flowing. Now they are clever enough to use names that sound like official government offices but they are all a human cash scheme.

In West Tennessee Judge Bell wa sanctioned for setting up his in-law (let’s see brother in law maybe) in the probate probation business and then putting more misdemeanants on probation.

Of course Judge Bell was also the one overseeing compliance with probation.

In Rutherford County Tenn a more egregious scheme was uncovered with Providence probation. Overcharging thousands of citizens without oversight.

The 2018 Tenn Comptrollers report is found here. Finding inadequate oversight, policies, and supervision:

I will supplement this report with some additional information later.

June 25, 2022

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