Tennessee senators’ unannounced prison visit irritates correction commissioner

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 615

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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Three Tennessee senators’ unannounced visit to the Morgan County state prison where an officer was killed this year caused a flare-up for the Department of Correction commissioner, according to one of the state lawmakers.

Sen. Tom Hatcher of Maryville, chairman of the Senate Corrections Oversight Subcommittee, Sen. Ed Jackson of Jackson and Sen. Ken Yager of Kingston, chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus, went to the prison in May to see how it was operating …

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