Tennessee Will Continue To Contract With Private Company Despite Bad Audit

Despite An Audit Showing A 146% Turnover Rate For Correctional Officers At Corecivic-Run Prisons In 2023, The State Will Continue To Contract With The Private Company, Correction Commissioner Frank Strada Said. CoreCivic Has Spent $3.3 Million On Lobbying And Donations To Tennessee Lawmakers Since 2009.

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Governor Lee Appoints New Correction Commissioner In Wake Of Lethal Injection Debacle

A Week After Unveiling A Report Displaying Incompetence In The State’s Lethal Injection Program, Gov. Bill Lee Appointed An Arizona Prison Official Who Oversaw A Renewal Of Executions There To Lead Tennessee’s Prison System.

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