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Stockard on the Stump: Private-prison operator to see inmate reduction after riot
The Tennessee Department of Correction will be reducing the number of inmates at privately-run Trousdale Turner in the wake ...
Riot at Tennessee's troubled Trousdale Turner Correctional Center leads to lockdown
Multiple state audits have found chronic understaffing at Trousdale Turner, which has led to increased violence and ...
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Your Voice, their response: CoreCivic addresses NewsChannel 5 viewer concerns after prison riot
NewsChannel 5 viewers responded to our reports on CoreCivic and Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility since the violent ...
Tennessee prison reform advocate is first ex-inmate named to US prisons bureau leadership
Joshua J. Smith, 50, was appointed deputy director of the Bureau of Prisons on June 9, according to a bureau spokesperson. He ...
Largest U.S. private prison operator faces lawsuit after inmate was killed a day before his release
CoreCivic could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of new federal contracts under President Trump. CBS News took a look at safety records at its prisons in Tennessee.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court
Friday's hearing will also focus on whether Abrego Garcia should be released from jail while awaiting trial on the smuggling ...
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'A catalyst for change': Father hopes new spotlight on Trousdale prison will bring reform after son's death
A father fights for prison reform after his son died from a fentanyl overdose at Tennessee's largest prison, which recently experienced a riot and is under federal investigation.
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In Tennessee, a Dwindling Group of People Can Vote While Still in Prison
Tennessee is notorious for felony voter disenfranchisement. What's not widely known is that some currently incarcerated ...