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

Drones are being used to smuggle contraband like drugs and cell phones into Tennessee prisons. A new bill would allow prison guards to take down unauthorized drones and make flying them over prisons a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 stabbed to death by an inmate. In an 8:24 a.m. post on Facebook Feb. 25, the department said the correctional officer was ...

FILE - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Harold Nichols in Tennessee. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via the Chattanooga Free Press via AP, File) ...

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 ...

Henry Tenon in court on Dec. 2. Read full article: Accused gunman in Jared Bridegan case appears in court for 1st time since changing plea to not guilty FILE - This undated photo released by the ...