Trousdale Turner prison guards to turn on body cams

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 761

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Prison guards at privately-run Trousdale Turner Correctional Center will start wearing body cameras Tuesday as required by a new state law designed to improve safety at the embattled facility.

The CoreCivic prison was supposed to initiate the body cams in July, but delays with the purchase of equipment postponed operations for two months, according to Republican Sen. Tom Hatcher of Maryville, who sponsored the bill to start the pilot program.

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