State seeks changes to break circle of violence after Trousdale prison riot

Описание: The Tennessee Department of Corrections is facing questions after a riot earlier this year at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.

The Trousdale facility is run by CoreCivic, but state lawmakers are asking TDOC Commissioner Frank Strada how he is holding the private company accountable. He says some changes have been made and he’s looking into other concerns, but Trousdale must remain a prison in Tennessee.

"Trousdale helps with population management in the state," Strada says. "When you have that many inmates there, they have to go somewhere. If they’re not there and then you bring them back into the state facility where in some cases you’re triple-bunking maybe quadruple-bunking and that creates and unsafe environment for my staff."

As for the changes, the district attorney representing Trousdale, Jason Lawson, says the population of inmates was dangerous and the criminals with violent backgrounds have been spread out to other facilities.

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