A riot at Tennessee’s largest prison left one guard injured and is now fueling calls for the state to take over the privately run facility.

A violent riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility has prompted families and officials to call for state takeover of the CoreCivic-run prison.

CoreCivic could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of new federal contracts under President Trump. CBS News took a look at safety records at its prisons in Tennessee.

FOX 17 News is on the scene at Trousdale Turner Correctgional Center where many state troopers and police officers are currently gathered.

A private correctional company says inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor injuries to three inmates and one guard.

Unrest in a prison northeast of Nashville has been contained, the sheriff says, and all prisoners returned to their cells after officers sprayed chemical agents into the prison yard.

A father fights for prison reform after his son died from a fentanyl overdose at Tennessee's largest prison, which recently experienced a riot and is under federal investigation.

Several law enforcement agencies responded to Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility after prison guards were taken hostage. In a press conference, Trousdale County Sheriff Ray Russell said around 10 p.