U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Christopher Sullivan v. Sam Benningfield
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- Type
- Lead opinion
- Filed
- April 4, 2019
- Case
- Christopher Sullivan v. Sam Benningfield
- Case status
- Decided
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COLE, Chief Judge. In May 2017, Judge Sam Benningfield issued an order offering a 30-day sentencing credit to inmates in White County, Tennessee. There was one condition: to obtain the credit, inmates had to submit to sterilization. After public outcry about the sterilization-for-sentencing-credits program, Judge Benningfield issued a second order declaring that inmates could no longer enroll in the program, followed by a third orde…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Ransey Guy Cole Jr. | April 4, 2019 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | April 4, 2019 |