(WKRN) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into the living conditions at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, Tennessee’s largest prison.

According to an affidavit, former Trousdale Turner Correctional Center officer Nkoli ... the state's largest prison, is under the scrutiny of the federal government after years of violence ...

Trousdale Turner ... investigation into its conditions, citing the violence and skyrocketing staff turnover rates. Brentwood-based corrections giant CoreCivic runs the facility, but federal ...

A correctional ... emailed statement. Trousdale Turner, the state's largest prison, is under the scrutiny of the federal government after years of violence, understaffing and drug use. The U.S.