Senate panel approved a $7M contract boost for CoreCivic after fining the private prison company nearly $30M for contract ...

The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is asking the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for five people on death row ...

A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of ...

The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and ...

Prosecutors say Matthew Vogel, who had violated parole on a drug charge, was killed by his cellmate one day before he was set to be released.

Frank Strada, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), said there are currently 651 correctional officer vacancies representing about 26% of their open positions. In December ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A former Tennessee Department of Correction employee has been convicted of child rape and child abuse, aggravated sexual battery and the continuous sexual abuse of a child.

pentobarbital in executions after a review raised questions about whether it causes “unnecessary pain and suffering,” the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) still plans to use the drug ...

A spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Correction did not immediately have a comment on Wednesday afternoon. Willis was forced to act as his own lawyer during his original trial and has ...