TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 11, 2023

A national prisoner advocacy group is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate alleged civil rights abuses at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, the Tennessean reports. Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) says it has heard reports of sexual and physical assault; use of force, threats and retaliation by staff; neglect of medical and physical needs; unsanitary conditions; and gang activity. Private prison company CoreCivic, which runs the facility, says there are staffing issues but that the claims raised by FAMM "don't reflect the facts."