Former CoreCivic CEO says “We never shy away from a good fight”

Believe in Tennessee is a conservative non-profit organization focused on keeping Tennessee the best place to raise a family and grow a business. The Co-Founders, Damon and Carrie Hininger, have launched the group to support conservative principles and public policy leaders across the Volunteer State. 

You’ve not seen the last of Damon Hininger. The longtime CEO of the country’s biggest private prison company has at least “one more big thing” in him. Here's what he said in an exclusive interview as his 33-year career at CoreCivic comes to an end.

Six years after Bank of America fired him as a client, and 131 days after President Donald Trump publicly accused the bank’s chief executive of political bias, Damon Hininger got a phone call.