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Former Trousdale Turner supervisory corrections officer pleads guilty to civil rights violations




A former supervisory corrections officer at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Hartsville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of civil rights violations.

Kenan Lister, 42, of Clarksville, pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for using unlawful force on an inmate, and one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for being deliberately indifferent to the inmate’s medical needs.

Lister was indicted in September 2021 and on Friday admitted that on Aug. 30, 2019, he was on duty as the prison’s security threat group coordinator and escorted an inmate to a holding cell after the inmate assaulted a prison employee. At the time, and while the inmate was sitting in a holding cell and not resisting, Lister punched the inmate in the head, knocking him to the ground, and then kicked, punched and struck the inmate multiple times in his head, chest and torso after he was on the ground. The assault caused serious bodily injury to the inmate, including fracturing his ribs and puncturing his lung, which required the inmate to undergo surgery and to be hospitalized for several days.

Despite Lister’s knowledge that the inmate needed medical attention, Lister failed to provide medical care or to make the necessary notifications to get the inmate medical care and, instead, locked the inmate in a holding cell.

Lister faces up to 10 years in prison on each count when he is sentenced Aug. 17.

This case was investigated by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda J. Klopf and trial attorney Michael J. Songer of the department’s Civil Rights Division are prosecuting the case.

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