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 ...

The company's CEO forecasts "perhaps the most significant growth in our company's history, over the next several years." ...

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

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 ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Corrections has created new lethal injection procedures, clearing the way for the state to schedule executions again, including one for a man ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although CoreCivic is responsible for the management and operation of Trousdale Turner, the DOJ's investigation centers around the Tennessee Department of Correction, as the state is responsible ...