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NEW: Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company.

Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911.
propublica.org/article/wayne-h…

#News #Tennessee #Children #Prison #Abuse #CriminalJustice

Jason Crews’ Wayne Halfway House Failed to Report Abuse, Former Staff Say — ProPublica

Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911.

^{Aliyya Swaby (ProPublica)}