Tennessee: Ex-Prison Nurse Sentenced (New York Times)


A former prison nurse pleaded guilty to killing a corrections officer while helping her inmate husband escape and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The woman, Jennifer Hyatte, 33, appeared in white prison overalls with handcuffs and ankle shackles at the same Roane County courthouse where she was accused of killing Correction Officer Wayne Morgan. Ms. Hyatte shot Officer Morgan and ...

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