The state of Tennessee has renewed its contract with private prison operator CoreCivic to run the South Central Correctional Facility in Wayne County.
The State Building Commission approved the three-year, $168 million contract with CoreCivic at a meeting on May 8. The contract will take effect on July 1 and run through June 30, 2028.
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