Stockard on the Stump: Lawmakers push private-prison operator to cut death rates

Stockard on the Stump: Lawmakers push private-prison operator to cut death rates

Private prison operator CoreCivic is up for a $6.8 million contract increase from the Tennessee Department of Corrections despite paying $44.78 million to the state since 2022 for failing to meet contract specifications. (Photo: John Partipilo) A Lebanon man whose son died of an overdose at Trousdale Turner prison is accusing the state’s private-prison operator of “chronic and intentional understaffing” that could have contributed to the death. …