The board would hold public hearings and facilitate oversight over the system that has seen prolonged issues, contract ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Tennessee Department of Correction has made progress in reducing contraband in state prisons, officials said drones that ...

Tennessee officials have sounded the alarm on drones delivering drugs, weapons and cell phones into prisons.

Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility is under scrutiny as changes are being made to address ongoing issues, including a recent riot. The facility in Hartsville, Tennessee, operated by CoreCivic, is ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - A new study shows Tennessee prisoners have some of the shortest sentence terms in the nation. It's a fact that's alarming some taxpayers and prosecutors. Commit a crime in the ...

In the United States, it is possible to be unhoused even inside a prison. At the South Central Correctional Center in Tennessee, people sleep in doorways, closets, or even in the showers. “Anywhere ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A piece of movie history has been damaged in the tornado that ripped through Tennessee this week. The Tennessee State Prison which served as the filming locations for “The Green ...

A Tennessee correctional officer was killed by an inmate on Tuesday, TDOC said. They identified the inmate as Reginald Steed.

A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media's access ...

A Tennessee man who kidnapped a 15-year-old girl in rural Chippewa County in October 2022 and sexually assaulted her was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years in prison. Trevor D.