Memphis Mayor Paul Young cited costs on Thursday saying he would not enter into a consent decree with the Department of Justice over allegations of use of excessive force and discrimination against Black people.
The Justice Department released its investigation, which began in July 2023, this week.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating conditions at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center outside of Nashville, the state’s largest prison.
The facility, operated by management company CoreCivic, has shown dangerous understaffing since it opened in 2016 and the investigation will look at whether it protects inmates from physical violence and sexual abuse.
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