CoreCivic is pulling out of its contract to run the Metro Detention Facility this fall. The announcement comes days after two Metro councilmembers introduced a resolution to end Nashville’s relationship with the private corrections company.
Nashville Leaders Say They’ve Found A Way To End The City’s Contract With Private Prison Operator CoreCivic
Nashville’s Metro Council is renewing a push to end the city’s contract with private prison operator CoreCivic, and this time they have the support of the county sheriff, who says he’s found a way to take over operations of the detention facility in South Nashville.
Nashville’s Revised Scooter Rules Could Stay A Bit Longer
Nashville officials are saying that emergency rules put in place for electric scooters have largely been successful, and they’re moving with less urgency to take more of the dockless devices off the streets.
Nashville Councilman Backs Off Stricter Panhandling Enforcement
Listen / A proposal to toughen downtown Nashville’s rules against panhandling has taken a major turn. The area’s councilman has now moved instead to eliminate Metro’s fine on panhandlers.
‘Endangered’ List Adds 3 Historic School Buildings And Some Rapidly Changing Nashville Neighborhoods
Listen / Three former school buildings with rich and varied histories have been deemed “endangered” by a Nashville preservation group, which is raising the alarm about disrepair and proposed demolitions.
Nashville’s Exhaustive New Dockless Scooter Regulations Near Passage
Listen / Hundreds — and potentially thousands — of dockless electric scooters could be back on Nashville streets before the end of the year.
Edgehill Neighbors Divided Over A Plan To Curb Development
Listen / Nashville’s historic Edgehill neighborhood is debating whether to apply a conservation overlay to a small portion of the community. And the plan has divided longtime residents over its effects on the neighborhood.
Unlike In Recent Years, Metro Government Now Braces For Budget Cuts
Listen / Nashville’s government departments have been warned to take a conservative approach to spending this year, a message that will inform the budget hearings that begin Monday with Mayor David Briley.
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