TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 7, 2026

A Tennessee Senate panel has recommended a pilot program requiring detention officers at the privately run Trousdale Turner Correctional Center to wear body cameras following a 2025 riot at the facility, despite opposition from the state’s corrections commissioner, Tennessee Lookout reports. Lawmakers said body cameras could help protect officers and inmates and provide clearer evidence for criminal prosecutions, while Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada raised concerns about cost, privacy and the burden of reviewing video, instead promoting a central intelligence center using artificial intelligence and other technology. CoreCivic officials said the company would work with the state on policy but have not agreed to fund the equipment, as legislators continue to weigh oversight measures amid ongoing scrutiny of safety, staffing and violence at the prison.