Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two men wearing suits sit side by side in what looks like a hearing room. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank ...

A convicted child predator in Middle Tennessee received one of the longest prison sentences handed out in Sumner County for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Tennessee Department of Correction has made progress in reducing contraband in state prisons, officials said drones that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drones are being used to smuggle contraband like drugs and cell phones into Tennessee prisons. A new bill would allow prison guards to take down unauthorized drones and make flying them over prisons a ...