Nashville, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is rolling out a new pilot program aimed at enhancing security and streamlining inmate communications by transitioning from physical to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) - The Tennessee Department of Corrections will transition from physical mail to scanned, digitized personal mail for inmates at all TDOC facilities. This transition will begin ...

The Tennessee Department of Corrections will transfer some inmates to state-run facilities following an overnight riot at the violence-plagued Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, officials said. The ...

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Inmates at the Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) in Mountain City were recognized for their recent academic accomplishments on Thursday. According to the Tennessee ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Men incarcerated on death row in Tennessee are suing the state over its lethal injection protocol, calling it a violation of the U.S. and Tennessee constitutions. Nine men ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Department of Corrections officials announced Friday they have finished reviewing and revising the lethal injection process in Tennessee, clearing the way for executions ...

A Knox County judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to release records related to the state’s lethal execution protocol. This order comes as a death row inmate is suing the state, ...

A man is in extremely critical condition after he was shot while pursuing the people accused of burglarizing his vehicle in Hermitage Saturday night, according to authorities. A wanted man was taken ...

Tennessee's prison population has increased in recent years, and experts say it’s likely due to tougher laws that keep people behind bars for longer. Following years of decline, the state's prison ...

TDOC has fined private prison operator CoreCivic more than $44 million for contract violations. Now TDOC is seeking a $13 ...