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

A reformatory’s redevelopment into housing in Virginia has become a guiding example for cities across the United States. Read ...

Prosecutors say Matthew Vogel, who had violated parole on a drug charge, was killed by his cellmate one day before he was set ...

The walls of prisons are thick, making them expensive to renovate. Or, as in the case of the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville — a castle-like structure built in 1898 by the architect Samuel ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A bill filed in the Tennessee State House would make an assault on any public or private school ...

Recently, an ankle monitor began beeping in a Georgia church, local media reported, prompting a Honduran man seeking asylum in the U.S. to step outside, where immigration enforcement agents arrested ...

Nashville is considering suing the state over a controversial bill passed Thursday during the special session. It created felony charges for any elected official that votes for sanctuary city ...

A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has ...

Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Teens 16 and older charged with murder or attempted murder in Tennessee will ...

Tennessee Senate Bill 1128 would “hold people accountable for unlawfully interfering with the distribution of government benefits that Tennessee families rely on.” ...

The man convicted in the killing of a Connecticut State Police trooper in the early 1990s will be eligible for an early ...