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Criminal Justice Groups Support Private Prison Information Act

July 27, 2017August 1, 2017 Correctional News 2667 Views Coalition for Prisoners’ Rights, Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Defense Center, Office of the Inspector General, Private Prison Information Act, U.S. Department of Justice

Private prisons have been on the chopping block ever since the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General deemed private prisons less safe.

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Tennessee Prison System Faces Staffing Shortage

August 6, 2015 3634 Views Eastern U.S., Human Rights Defense Center, Letcher County, Neumann/Smith Architecture, Oak View Hall

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s prison system is currently in disarray, as correctional offic-ers continue to quit over reduced pay, fighting between rival gangs of inmates and one inmate escape.