An inmate allegedly ambushed Officer Dustin Pedigo while he was checking the status of the prison’s locks.

Prison oversight bills would pilot body-worn cameras for guards, create a Family Advisory Board and permit prisons to destroy drones carrying drugs.

State Sen. Ken Yager, R-Kingston, questioned TDOC chief Frank Strada during a finance committee hearing Wednesday. Starbucks ...

The board would hold public hearings and facilitate oversight over the system that has seen prolonged issues, contract ...

Body-worn cameras are not used by guards inside Tennessee’s prisons but some made the case for them in a Tennessee Senate hearing Tuesday, though state corrections officials pushed back. The hearing ...

In September, Brenda Kay Spitzbarth traveled more than two hours from her home in Maryville to Lebanon to attend a town hall event focused on prison reform in Tennessee. During the Q&A portion of the ...

This story was originally published by the Nashville Banner. Sign up for their newsletter at nashvillebanner.com/newsletters. The Tennessee Department of Correction ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — New safety protections could be coming to the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center. The facility, operated by CoreCivic, is one of the state’s most dangerous prisons. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senators defied objections from Tennessee’s Correction Department and gave unanimous approval to a bill equipping prison guards in ...