The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County filed motions in court ordering TDOC to answer why it has ...

Body cameras coming to Trousdale Turner, family advisory board to increase communication with Department of Correction ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is testing new technology that could change how prisons ...

Sen. Tom Hatcher of Blount County said he wants to work with colleagues and TDOC to identify and implement changes to improve ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Tennessee lawmakers recently questioned whether state prisons and jails are following rules limiting the use of taxpayer dollars for gender-affirming care. Under a state law ...

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 ...

Our prison has no ADA-compliant showers. So Ralph, like many of the prisoners here who use wheelchairs, has for years washed ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is testing new technology that could change how prisons are monitored and ...