Man accused of planting weapons in jail sues state

By CNN Newsource

Published September 21, 2021 8:05 AM

By CHUCK MORRIS

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The man accused of planting weapons inside the Downtown Detention Center during its construction is now suing the state, claiming he’s being mistreated in prison.

Alex Friedmann is a long-time prison reform expert who was arrested in 2020 and charged with vandalism. He’s accused of dressing up like a construction worker and hiding weapons inside the jail, which was under construction at the time.

Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall said Friedmann intended the weapons be used to allow inmates to escape the jail once it was completed.

Friedmann is now suing the Tennessee Department of Correction. He is being held at the Riverbend Maximum Security Prison.

He alleges he has been held in a special “iron man cell” in conditions harsher than death row inmates and that he has lost 40 pounds.

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