TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 16, 2026

Tennessee’s private-prison operator is paying the cost of equipping officers with body cams at the Trousdale Turner facility, Tennessee Lookout reports. State Sen. Tom Hatcher, R-Maryville, who chairs the Senate Corrections Subcommittee, confirmed that Core Civic has agreed to pay an estimated $350,000 for the body cameras and related equipment after the legislature called on the company to increase transparency at the facility. But some argue the body cams will not address underlying security issues. Core Civic came under fire last year for a riot at the facility last year. Three inmates suffered minor injuries and a staff member was stabbed in the incident. The facility also has been under a federal civil rights investigation by the Department of Justice for prisoner deaths and other issues.