A leading private prison company in the U.S. has settled more than $4.4 million in complaints, including at least 22 inmate deaths, at its Tennessee facilities since 2016. The Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, Tennessee's largest prison, has been a focal point of scrutiny and is currently under federal investigation.
Details from nearly 80 settlements reveal allegations of mistreatment, including brutal beatings, medical neglect, and cruelty at CoreCivic's prisons and jails in Tennessee. Incidents such as an inmate beating his cellmate to death to secure a transfer to another prison and reports of endemic violence at Trousdale have raised serious concerns.
