Mar 28, 2008 |
Turkey benefit will aid tornado victims
Members of the National Wild Turkey Federation will have a benefit April 6 to raise money for disaster victims in Macon and Trousdale counties. via The Tennessean
Building more prisons is a waste of resources
The Tennessean has recently offered a wide variety of comments regarding the operation of our prison systems here in the state of Tennessee. via The Tennessean
New CCA facility will be a much-needed boost
The week before last, the people of Trousdale County, after suffering through one of the worst storms in the last 50 years, awoke to some much-needed good news. via The Tennessean
Long list of problems exists in use of CCA
Corrections Corporation of America, the nation's largest for-profit prison firm, has a history in Tennessee that dates back to 1983. via The Tennessean
CCA has a positive impact on the state
This year, Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America commemorates 25 years of leadership in public-private partnership in corrections, as the founder of the private corrections management industry. via The Tennessean
State should run the prisons, not a big, private company
“CCA has not demonstrated that they do a better job running prisons than public officials,'”
If you let us build it, we will fill it. That seems to be the unwritten or unauthorized theme of Corrections Corporation of America, the Nashville-based prison builder and operator. via The Tennessean
Deadly tornadoes spur sales of storm shelters
“When you have a storm like that, you have a frenzy of calls for a while”
James Pedigo and his wife spent the night of Feb. 5 huddled together in a homemade, wooden 'storm house' behind their rural Trousdale County home. via The Tennessean