The legislation, which received unanimous approval from the Tennessee General Assembly, states that if a private prison's death rate is twice that of an equivalent state-operated prison, it will ...

A leading expert and the state of Tennessee have acknowledged Byron Black's disability. Yet he is scheduled to be executed on ...

The Tennessee Office of Reentry helps justice system-involved individuals reintegrate into society. Advocates say it’s a ...

Tennessee has an incarceration rate of 817 per 100,000 people, which means it locks up more people in jails, juvenile facilities and prisons than any democratic nation on the planet. 55,000 ...