T. Don Hutto
Terrell Don Hutto | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Governor | Mills Godwin John N. Dalton |
| Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction | |
| In office 1971–1976 | |
| Governor | Dale Bumpers |
| Succeeded by | Vernon Housewright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8, 1935 Sinton, Texas, United States |
| Died | October 22, 2021 (aged 86) |
| Spouse |
Nancy Sue Moore (m. 1960) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Terrell Sanford Hutto and Winnie Elvenia (née Cusler) Hutto |
| Education | East Texas State University BA (1958) |
| Occupation | Corrections Management executive |
| Known for | Co-founder of Corrections Corporation of America (1983) |
Terrell Don Hutto (June 8, 1935 – October 22, 2021), was an American businessman and one of the three co-founders of Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), whose establishment marked the beginning of the private prison industry during the era of former President Ronald Reagan. In 1983, Hutto, Robert Crants and Tom Beasley formed CCA and received investments from Jack C. Massey, the founder of Hospital Corporation of America, Vanderbilt University, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.: 81–2 The T. Don Hutto Residential Center, one of CCA's detention centers, was named after him.