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CEO of embattled prison program blasts lawmakers, retires
By tennessean.com- Dave Boucher
Published: 01/28/2016

The head of an embattled prisoner rehabilitation program recently blasted by lawmakers for gross mismanagement fired back in a letter announcing her resignation, accusing lawmakers of abusing power and orchestrating a campaign to privatize the state's prison food program.

Patricia Weiland will retire Feb. 8 as CEO of the Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction, TRICOR, an organization that provides jobs for inmates and subsequently sells the goods produced by the inmates, according to a news release issued Wednesday morning.

Although a news release about her retirement didn't note specific reasons for the timing, Weiland clearly blames state lawmakers for her departure.

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