Tag: CoreCivic

Severe Staffing Shortage May Have Led To Tennessee Inmate’s Murder

Image Credit: tn.gov & Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A temporary unsealing of court documents has revealed a severe lack of staffing at a Hartsville, Tennessee prison. According to the Tennessee government website, “Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) is a medium security facility managed by CoreCivic, a private corrections management firm.”  The […]

Audit Finds Tennessee Corrections Staff Overworked, Overtime Overused

Image Credit: CoreCivic / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Department of Corrections has had to rely on overtime and what some officers described as a “hostile environment” due to understaffing and other issues at its facilities, according to an audit from the Tennessee Comptrollers’ Office. The report said the department spent […]