For the American football player, see Tom Beasley.
Thomas W.
Beasley (a.k.a.
Tom Beasley) (born 1943) is an American lawyer, political activist and businessman based in Tennessee.
He served as the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.
In 1983 he was a co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a private prison management company.
He served as its president and chief executive officer from 1983 to 1987, and as its chairman from 1987 to 1994.
As of 2015, it has become the largest prison management company in the United States.