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.

MATA got sued for allegedly not paying a consultant and ex-state Sen. Brian Kelsey files last-ditch effort to avoid prison.

Dana Riner said her son developed schizophrenia while in isolation for two years at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.

Also, former state Sen. Brian Kelsey filed a motion to vacate his campaign finance scheme charges. Here's what to know this ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — After a more than two-year pause, death row executions in Tennessee could soon resume after the state’s prison system completed a revision of the lethal injection protocol.

Tennessee announced it had changed its execution protocol to using pentobarbital for lethal injections just last month. The ...

Before decades of incarceration show you how the system really works, it makes sense to refuse a plea deal for a murder you ...

Aramark took over as the prison service’s caterer a year ago. Tennessee is one of at least 35 state prison systems and the federal Bureau of Prisons that provide kosher meals to inmates ...