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

A Senate committee approved a proposal to give prison guards body cameras, despite opposition from the Tennessee Department ...

Tennessee lawmakers are moving to create a family advisory board to hear prison safety complaints amid concerns about extortion and inmate deaths. Republican Sen. Tom Hatcher of Maryville said ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has expanded its partnership with SigBee, a leading provider of employee engagement and workforce health ...

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) — The Tennessee Department of Correction said it is turning to artificial intelligence to address ongoing staff shortages. During a Tennessee House Finance, Ways, and Means ...

ONLY, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) is in mourning after one of its officers died in a car crash on the way to work last week. Correctional Officer II Addison Pickett ...

A correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Correction has been killed on the job, allegedly stabbed to death by an inmate. In an 8:24 a.m. post on Facebook Feb. 25, the department said ...

Read full article: Body found during search for missing person near Cypress Creek HCSO released this sketch of a sexual assault suspect known only as “Cowboy.” Read full article: Tracking dry weather, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Correction is remembering Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo, who died in the line of duty earlier this week. A state spokesperson said the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled ...