In 2016, Corrections Corporation of America (since renamed CoreCivic) opened the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville. Its approximately 2,500 prisoners comprise over a fifth of the county's residents and nearly 12% of Tennessee state prisoners. The prison became a hot spot for COVID-19 cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving the county the highest incidence rate in the U.S. in May 2020, with 1 in 7 residents known to be infected with coronavirus.See "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count" The New York Times May 15, 2020.
in 2016 corrections corporation of america (since renamed corecivic) opened the trousdale turner correctional center in hartsville its approximately 2500 prisoners comprise over a fifth of the county's residents and nearly 12% of tennessee state prisoners the prison became a hot spot for covid-19 cases during the covid-19 pandemic giving the county the highest incidence rate in the us in may 2020 with 1 in 7 residents known to be infected with coronavirussee "coronavirus in the us latest map and case count" the new york times may 15 2020