The Tennessee Department of Correction has asked for more than $1 million to implement drone detection technology. They said ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has expanded its partnership with SigBee, a leading provider of employee engagement and workforce health ...

In September, Brenda Kay Spitzbarth traveled more than two hours from her home in Maryville to Lebanon to attend a town hall event focused on prison reform in Tennessee. During the Q&A portion of the ...

A correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Correction has been killed on the job, allegedly stabbed to death by an inmate. In an 8:24 a.m. post on Facebook Feb. 25, the department said ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said Tuesday the county has spent $127 million housing state inmates, adding the state should compensate the county.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Department of Correction said it is turning to artificial intelligence to address ongoing staff shortages. During a Tennessee House Finance, Ways, and Means ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Correction is remembering Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo, who died in the line of duty earlier this week. A state spokesperson said the ...

Read full article: Body found during search for missing person near Cypress Creek HCSO released this sketch of a sexual assault suspect known only as “Cowboy.” Read full article: Tracking dry weather, ...

While early forms of for-profit prisons first began operating in the U.S. during the 19th century via prison labor and convict leasing, state, local and federal governments were the primary entities ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled ...