Two state lawmakers from the Memphis area have proposed a sales tax hike to fund the construction of a new Shelby County jail ...

A former Trousdale Turner correctional officer, prison chaplain, activist and incarcerated person weigh in on the causes of ...

"It's hard at times," the 37-year-old Nelson said in an interview with AFP at the maximum-security prison in Livingston ... Three states -- Arizona, Ohio and Tennessee -- that had paused executions ...

Two nurses at the all-male state prison staffed ... also struggled with prison staffing shortages. West Virginia temporarily deployed its contingent of the National Guard for a two-year stretch ...

Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, is seeking a second six-year term against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson. Meanwhile, all nine U.S. House seats are up for election this year and all 99 seats ...

As she was leaving, a guard patted her on the shoulder ... are speaking out against Trousdale Turner while the state’s largest private prison faces a Department of Justice civil rights ...

(WTVC) — A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for stabbing a woman more than 60 times, stuffing her body in a suitcase, and dumping it on the banks of the Tennessee River.

Lee would like to create a Class E felony offense for local officials who adopt or maintain sanctuary city policies in violation of state law. He would like to use the Tennessee Attorney General ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier (2) shoots the ball over Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard (12) during the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The state prison system in South Dakota is seeing its share of violence. There are currently more than a hundred court cases involving prison inmates in the hands of ...

Five-star guard Brayden Burries is visiting Tennessee basketball for its game against Mississippi State on Tuesday. Burries is the No. 12 prospect in the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports ...