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.

The mayor of the City of St. Louis called lawmakers from outside the city “disrespectful” for filing legislation to put the ...

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 ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Clarksville woman has been convicted in a case of TennCare fraud surrounding the illicit sale ...

Jelly Roll’s fans have a new career pitch for the rapper-turned-country artist after he delivered a special performance last ...

Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll performed at a Nashville prison last week, once again showing his support for second ...

Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson performed for more than 300 inmates last week to celebrate the Nashville native’s No. 1 single “I Am Not Okay” at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

Madison County, TN – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured an Iowa fugitive, William Logan, Jr., age 56, in West ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state of Tennessee “persistently and systematically” fails its citizens who need food stamps, a ...

Right before the turn of the new year, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it had created a new protocol ...