Kylan’s Light
Bringing dignity, rehabilitation and reintegration planning for Tennessee’s incarcerated.
Tennessee’s prisoners and their families have the right to expect their safety and security to be guaranteed, which is not always the case.
Tim Leeper created Kylan’s Light to advocate on behalf of inmates’ and to ensure their rights are afforded to them.
Kylan’s Story
Tim Leeper’s son, Kylan Leeper, died in October, 2023 while incarcerated in Tennessee’s largest prison. Kylan had just turned 25 years old.
Since then, Tim has made it his mission to shine “Kylan’s Light” on a broken Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) and the private prison industry that operates under the TDOC leadership.
Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility, where Kylan was placed, has the highest number of deaths and murders of any Tennessee prison. Tragically, when an inmate dies in prison the state never acknowledges responsibility.
The TDOC has been desensitized to death and suffering.
Tim Leeper Addresses Tennessee House
In the Media
Republican Lawmakers Consider Reducing Trousdale Turner to Minimum Security,
Creating New Prison Oversight in Tennessee:
Two Wilson County lawmakers are looking to address a pattern of deaths and assaults in the state’s largest prison, raising questions about whether the state should continue to contract with CoreCivic
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Help us make a difference in the lives of those who can’t advocate for themselves.
We need your support to continue shining Kylan’s Light on the darkness that is Tennessee’s private prison system.
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