CoreCivic, in partnership with the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Department of Correction, announced today they are offering proactive COVID-19 testing to all employees and contractors at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, TN, starting Wednesday.

The mass employee testing initiative follows last week's targeted testing of the inmate population that resulted in 88 additional inmates confirmed positive for COVID-19.  At this time, there are a total of 93 confirmed inmate cases and 12 staff cases at the facility. The employees are self-isolating at home and are in regular communication with their healthcare provider.

All of the inmates were asymptomatic at the time of testing. The facility is currently conducting contact tracing for all staff and inmates.

In addition, all staff and inmates have been provided face masks, and the facility continues to practice preventative measures recommended by the CDC and our government partners.   

For more information on CoreCivic's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we encourage you to visit our COVID-19 Response tab that we launched on our website. Our media statement can be found here.