SB2398 — Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires certain local government private prison contracts and contracts between the state and a local government to house inmates to meet criteria and standards that apply to contracts between this state and prison contractors; requires department of correction to adopt standards regarding recidivism rates and incorporate such standards into future contracts. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 41, Chapter 24.

SB2398 — Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires certain local government private prison contracts and contracts between the state and a local government to house inmates to meet criteria and standards that apply to contracts between this state and prison contractors; requires department of correction to adopt standards regarding recidivism rates and incorporate such standards into future contracts. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 41, Chapter 24. · Informed CitizenryThe bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 41, Chapter 24, regarding private prisons. It mandates that any contract between a local government and a private prison that uses state…Open in Informed Citizenry