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Tennessee prison reform advocate is first ex-inmate named to US prisons bureau leadership
Joshua J. Smith, 50, was appointed deputy director of the Bureau of Prisons on June 9, according to a bureau spokesperson. He ...
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Your Voice, their response: CoreCivic addresses Newschannel5 viewer concerns after prison riot
Newschannel5 viewers responded to our reports on CoreCivic and Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility since the violent overnight riot earlier this week, requiring roughly 100 officers to respond.
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 safety records at its prisons in Tennessee.
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In Tennessee, a Dwindling Group of People Can Vote While Still in Prison
Tennessee is notorious for felony voter disenfranchisement. What's not widely known is that some currently incarcerated ...
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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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Tennessee sheriff fires officer, suspends 3 after in-custody death
(WATE) — Three Monroe County, Tennessee, corrections officers are no longer employed by the sheriff’s office, while three ...
Knoxville businessman pardoned by President Trump in 2021 named new Bureau of Prisons deputy director
Joshua Smith was formerly incarcerated in federal prison for drug trafficking charges. After his release, he founded a ...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia appears in Tennessee federal court after human smuggling indictment
After a controversial deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in Middle Tennessee on human trafficking charges. He ...