The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has responded to a reported lack of water at the George Beto Unit state prison in Tennessee Colony near Palestine.

Tennessee tied Arizona for states with the highest percentage of prisoners in private institutions. Here's how they compare to other states.

Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.

Craighead County convict Logan Murray shot and killed Gavin Wagster in 2021, but was offered a glimpse of freedom through a ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for ...

(WJHL) — Convicted child sexual abuser and accused serial rapist Sean Williams, a former downtown Johnson City resident, will almost certainly spend the rest of his life in prison after being ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator has reported to federal prison after he pleaded guilty in 2022 to an illegal campaign finance scheme, then tried and failed to take back ...