No jail privatization, says sheriff / Thompson slams abrupt decision by Luttrell, says it smells of politics
Source: By Michael Erskine, Commercial Appeal (TN), December 16, 2005
Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell and Mayor A C Wharton said Thursday they will not support any proposal to privately manage the county's jail and prison populations. Their announcement delivered a possibly fatal blow to two proposals by private firms hoping to land a lucrative contract with county government to privatize the Shelby County Jail and Correction Center. "As far as I'm concerned, this is over," said Luttrell, who runs the jail.