The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is asking the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for five people on death row ...

A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of ...

The rest are incarcerated in state prisons, which are staffed and managed directly by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Families that spoke with The Tennessean who have loved ones that have ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A former Tennessee Department of Correction employee has been convicted of child rape and child abuse, aggravated sexual battery and the continuous sexual abuse of a child.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Judge Stacy Street sentenced Lopez to serve 41 years with the Tennessee Department of Corrections for his crimes.

A spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Correction did not immediately have a comment on Wednesday afternoon. Willis was forced to act as his own lawyer during his original trial and has ...

An inmate at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center was rushed to the hospital following a fight Saturday night.

Although CoreCivic is responsible for the management and operation of Trousdale Turner, the DOJ's investigation centers around the Tennessee Department of Correction, as the state is responsible ...

See which states rely most on federal education funding as Trump proposes eliminating the Department of Education.

The Department of Transport has been directed to distribute funding to states dependent on their birth and marriage rates.