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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 ...
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'Like watching the Animal Channel': Riot at CoreCivic prison leads to calls for state takeover
A violent riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility has prompted families and officials to call for state takeover of the CoreCivic-run prison.
DA calls for state to take over nearby prison
District Attorney General Jason Lawson is calling for the state to take over the nearby prison near Hartsville after a riot occurred Sunday night leading to a hostage situation. Trousdale County ...
Trousdale inmate says gang members raped him, extorted elderly mother in CoreCivic lawsuit
Gang members demanded as much as $150 from his mother during calls from the prison that came nearly every day, according to ...
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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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Lawson calls for state to take over prison after Sunday’s riot
Following a riot which took place Sunday night, Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney Jason Lawson is calling for the ...
Judge sides with Kansas town, temporarily blocking for-profit ICE prison
Judge John J. Bryant’s ruling comes as a major victory for the city of Leavenworth two weeks after a federal court rejected a ...
Judge blocks private prison operator from housing ICE detainees at shuttered Kansas center
A judge has blocked a private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City ...