A private correctional company says inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor ...

A riot erupted at one of Tennessee's largest prisons late Sunday, injuring a guard and reigniting calls for an overhaul of ...

Joshua J. Smith, 50, was appointed deputy director of the Bureau of Prisons on June 9, according to a bureau spokesperson. He is the first formerly incarcerated person to hold a leadership position at ...

Multiple state audits have found chronic understaffing at Trousdale Turner, which has led to increased violence and ...

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