4 years ago, at a @NOAH_Action meeting, I asked @DaronHall7 if this was possible. He entertained my question in good faith and asked for time to explore it, which he and his staff did very responsibly.
Today is a huge moment: we have ended private prisons in Nashville.
En route, we made sure that any future contracts would have improved transparency and monitoring and that #MetroCouncil would be empowered to review future private contracts.
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If you want to see how thoroughly @NashSheriff evaluated the transition process, they worked hard on a detailed report that assessed both cost and risk:
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Today, I expected there to be a stronger contract in place with a few more years to plan the transition. I might not have chosen this moment.
@DaronHall7 and @NashSheriff deserve tremendous credit for their professionalism and adapting to some surprises on this journey.
37208, part of which I represent, became a tragic symbol of the impact of mass incarceration on communities, particularly communities of color. We have now removed a perverse incentive. There’s still more work to do to repair lasting harm. #Liberate208
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Very grateful to advocates and colleagues who understood the importance of this policy change.
We’ve had many in Nashville working on this long before I started. I had much great, important work to build on when I got elected.
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