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

The rest are incarcerated in state prisons, which are staffed and managed directly by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Families that spoke with The Tennessean who have loved ones that have ...

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

An inmate at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center was rushed to the hospital following a fight Saturday night.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Department reaches an incredible milestone through its journey from recidivism to restoration.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating Green, who was last seen in the Tennessee Avenue ... over to the Louisiana Department of Corrections to begin ...

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 ...

Under his plea agreement as a convicted felon, Moss will be under a six-year period of supervision by the Tennessee Department of Corrections with the following conditions in place: "Closing out ...