The Tennessee Department of Correction has agreed to provide videophones, sign language interpreters and other accommodations ...

Though state officials have resisted new accountability measures for CoreCivic, the legislation has received bipartisan support.

A new program at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center — the first of its kind — is preparing women for success beyond incarceration.

The suit claims the state’s lethal injection protocol constitutes violations of the state and federal constitutions.

“This culture of noncompliance, when combined with the risk-prone nature of pentobarbital poisoning as a method of execution, ...

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is spearheading a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general urging ...

Tennessee houses nearly 29% of its inmates in private prisons, ranking it among the top four states nationally. Since 2000, the number of Tennessee prisoners in private facilities has surged by 95 ...

Tennessee AG Skrmetti leads a coalition of 30 attorneys general supporting federal bills to enable cell phone jamming in ...

A lawsuit was filed Friday by nine death row inmates against the state of Tennessee regarding plans for their executions.