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Riot at Tennessee's troubled Trousdale Turner Correctional Center leads to lockdown
An overnight riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center drew a mass multi-agency police presence, according to officials.
All inmates accounted for after uprising at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Hartsville
Several law enforcement agencies responded to Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility overnight after prison guards were taken hostage.
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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.
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 ...
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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