NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 19.--FRANK HEIDLENBERGER, who was convicted in the Giles County Circuit Court, of stabbing a man, and sentenced to a term in the State Prison, was shot and killed by one of ...

Tennessee spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to house inmates, but prison education, which reduces recidivism, can help cut costs.

Tennessee spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to house inmates, but prison education, which reduces recidivism, can help cut costs.

The 10-page indictment outlines the allegations against him, including his run-in with Tennessee state troopers in 2022 ... while he was in the El Salvador mega-prison he was deported to in March. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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 his plea.

More than $1.1 million of those payouts involved Tennessee's largest prison, the long-scrutinized Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, which is now under federal investigation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Inmates at a Tennessee prison destroyed property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took several hours to contain and caused minor ...

Tennessee spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to house inmates, but prison education, which reduces recidivism, can help cut costs.

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 his plea. Brian Kelsey is ...