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Despite an audit showing a 146% turnover rate for correctional officers at CoreCivic-run prisons in 2023, the state will continue to contract with the private company, Correction Commissioner Frank Strada said Wednesday.
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Marks first move to shore up execution protocol
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A death row inmate has become the sixth man in Tennessee in about two years to choose to die by the electric chair instead of lethal injection. Tennessee…
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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Correction announced Tuesday that inmates across the state will donate more than $1,000 for tornado relief…
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An outbreak of the new coronavirus at a Tennessee nursing home has forced the facility to be temporarily closed for cleaning with dozens of residents and…
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A Tennessee inmate accused of killing a corrections administrator and escaping prison on a tractor has been indicted on charges including premeditated…
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the state of Tennessee to mediate with a group of prisoners who are demanding treatment for their hepatitis C…
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A Tennessee death row inmate has selected a last meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits and coffee as he awaits word on his execution from the…
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has named longtime state prisons official Tony Parker as the new commissioner of the Department of Corrections. Parker replaces…
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The Tennessee Department of Correction has added an automated fee payment system for court-ordered fines, fees and restitution. There is a charge to use…