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Guards Taken Hostage in Riot at Tennessee's Troubled Trousdale Turner Correctional Center
- In the early hours of June 8, a disturbance broke out at the correctional facility in Hartsville, Tennessee, where three guards were taken hostage before being safely released.
- The disturbance started after a group of inmates declined to go back to their cells and took control of the control room, allowing about 100 others to enter the prison yard where some set fires.
- Law enforcement deployed around 75 Tennessee state troopers, including negotiators and special operations teams, and utilized tear gas to control and restrain the inmates within the secured perimeter of the facility.
- Officials released all hostages safely with no major injuries and returned all inmates to their cells, while the incident was contained within the prison fences per Sheriff Ray Russell.
- Trousdale Turner, Tennessee's largest prison managed by CoreCivic, is currently under federal scrutiny due to numerous complaints of violence, deaths, and overdoses, highlighting ongoing serious operational difficulties.
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Two guards held hostage in overnight Tennessee prison riot
At least two guards were held hostage at Tennessee’s largest prison when inmates rioted late Sunday, authorities said. The hostages were released after the riot was contained at around 1 a.m. Monday, officials said. Several guards were taken to the hospital, including one whose clothes were stripped off during the riot at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, sheriff’s officials told WKRN-TV. CoreCivic, the company that operate…
All inmates accounted for after uprising at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Hartsville
TROUSDALE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several law enforcement agencies responded to Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility after prison guards were taken hostage. Trousdale County Sheriff Ray Russell said around 10 p.m. Sunday a riot was reported at the prison during a time that inmates were on lockdown. He added three guards were reportedly locked in the building and taken hostage by inmates. Several injured after skydiving plane crashes in Tul…
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