Tennessee man faces 15 years to life in prison on federal firearm conviction

A Tennessee man is facing 15 years to life in prison following his conviction this week in federal court on a count of being ...

TN inmate Harold Wayne Nichols moved to death watch, denied clemency

Nichols was sentenced to death for the brutal beating and rape of 20-year-old Karen Pulley. His attorneys filed a clemency ...

TBI: Former Robertson County corrections officer accused of sexual battery by an authority figure

A former community corrections officer in Robertson County has been indicted on sexual battery charges following an ...
WIVB-TV

Tennessee town approves deals to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility

MASON, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in a rural Tennessee town voted Tuesday to approve agreements to turn a former prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company, despite loud ...
WTVF

'How many people have to die?:' Tennessee families demand prison reform after losing loved ones

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Families who have lost loved ones in Tennessee prisons gathered this week in Lebanon to share their stories and demand reform by state lawmakers, hoping their voices will ...
The Republic

Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions

A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access ...
WCYB

Tennessee prison inmates spend less time behind bars

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - A new study shows Tennessee prisoners have some of the shortest sentence terms in the nation. It's a fact that's alarming some taxpayers and prosecutors. Commit a crime in the ...