Tennessee prison officials grilled after another alarming audit
CoreCivic is at the center of an alarming audit of the Tennessee Department of Correction. The Tennessee-based private prison operator runs four of the state’s 14 prisons. A file photo shows the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility operated by CoreCivic in Tutwiler, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo file)
The Tennessee Department of Correction “housed potential aggressors in the same cells as potential victims of sexual abuse” and officials weren’t disciplined after substantiated cases of sexual misconduct.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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