TN inmate alleges private prisons ‘really dangerous’ under gang control

(Jan. 15, 2017) — Like numerous others before him, an inmate relatively new to the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, Tenn., has told The Post & Email that privately-run prisons in the state are dominated by gang members and highly dangerous to non-members. “There is no security for people like me just trying to do time,” he wrote. By Sharon Rondeau / ThePostEmail.com TTCC is owned and operated by CoreCivic, formerly known as CCA, which runs three other Tennessee prisons, including the inmate’s previous facility in Whiteville, TN. Of his time there, the inmate wrote, “I was exstorted … Continue reading TN inmate alleges private prisons ‘really dangerous’ under gang control