Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection before his Dec. 11 execution. Nichol declined to make his choice Nov. 10, a statement from his attorney Stephen Ferrell said.

A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media's access and hamper thorough and accurate reporting. Currently ...

The daughter of a sheriff in Middle Tennessee has been sentenced to decades in prison following her child abuse convictions.Sarah Fuson was convicted in October of abusing a toddler at a daycare in Clarksville in 2023.

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 injuries to three inmates and one guard, the facility’s private ...

MASON, Tenn. – Officials in a rural Tennessee town voted Tuesday to approve agreements to turn a former prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company, despite loud objections from upset residents and activists during a ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - A new study shows Tennessee prisoners have some of the shortest sentence terms in the nation. It's a fact that's alarming some taxpayers and prosecutors. Commit a crime in the state of Tennessee and chances are you'll do some time ...

HARTSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Tennessee father is fighting for prison reform after his son died from a fentanyl overdose at a CoreCivic-managed prison that's under federal investigation and recently experienced a violent riot. Tim Leeper's mission began ...

Curtis Watson is a suspect in a homicide case. An "extremely dangerous" inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison last week has been captured, according to authorities. Homicide suspect Curtis Watson, 44, escaped from work detail on a tractor at the West ...

A Pennsylvania-based prison healthcare company is suing the state over its process for bidding on contracts. (Photo by Andy Sacks/Getty Images) A Pennsylvania-based prison healthcare company is suing the state claiming Tennessee officials refused to award ...