Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and education.

Tennessee's Department of Correction has released a redacted version of its newly completed execution manual after initially ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney General told the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to stop using pentobarbital, the same drug Tennessee selected in its new execution protocol, because ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction initially refused to hand over the manual when pressed by The Associated Press, arguing that the state had to keep the entire manual secret to protect the ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction on Thursday released a redacted version of the new lethal injection protocol it ...

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 ...

Tennessee's Department of Correction has released a redacted version of its newly completed execution manual after initially refusing to do so FILE - Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum ...