No top-tier Tennessee gubernatorial candidates support ending private prisons in state

The operation by CoreCivic of Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tenn., was given low marks in a recent state comptroller's audit.
The operation by CoreCivic of Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tenn., was given low marks in a recent state comptroller's audit.

None of Tennessee's top-tier gubernatorial candidates believe Tennessee should stop using private prisons.

The Tennessean surveyed the seven leading GOP and Democratic gubernatorial campaigns after lawmakers blasted public and private prison officials following a scathing audit from the Tennessee comptroller.

The audit focused on long-standing staffing and gang issues at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, the latest problems for the state's largest, private prison.

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