State leaders have expressed reluctance to substantially discipline the private prison operator over its systemic operational ...

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

TDOC is hosting a Rapid Hire Event to recruit correctional officers, offering high salaries and sign-on bonuses.

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

Tennessee has paid nearly $600,000 for lethal injection drugs in recent years, but the details are shrouded in secrecy.

MARTIN, Tenn. (KFVS) - A western Tennessee man was sentenced to eight years in prison for rape. Nolen T. Williams, 20, of ...

These are the first four dates the court has set since the pause during the pandemic and following the independent investigation that found the Tennessee Department of Corrections wasn't following ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — State executions should resume in May after the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) completed its multi-year revision of the state’s lethal injection protocol.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four inmates, including Oscar Smith, who was within minutes of being executed in 2022, when Gov. Bill Lee issued a ...

"At least in a [Tennessee Department of Correction] prison, they have a much better chance of staying alive and making it to the end of their sentence," Leeper said. Meanwhile, CoreCivic is on ...

The lack of disclosure from the Tennessee Department of Correction mirrors other states that have shielded information as they struggle to obtain, and in some cases pay high prices, for lethal ...