Despite a major increase in prison officer salaries, the Tennessee Department of Correction is hitting personnel shortages, forcing it to bring in a “floating security crew” at state facilities.

SB 468/HB 571, sponsored by Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, and Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, has passed both the Senate and House of Representatives, and needs a final procedural vote before going ...

As CoreCivic receives state funds on individual prisoner basis, reducing the private company's prison population would cut into its earnings. CoreCivic facilities in Tennessee have disproportionately ...

(WCYB) — Toddler killer Megan Boswell has been transferred to a prison in West Tennessee ... Therapeutic Residential Center at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning on Wednesday.

The West Tennessee State Penitentiary is located about 40 miles North of Memphis. Last month, a jury sentenced Boswell to life in prison with the possibility of parole. She was found guilty of all ...

The cost of keeping Montana’s prison system from rupturing is moving into prime time at the Montana Legislature, with a price tag nearing half a billion dollars. Today, Montana has 600 — or ...

Damon Hininger is CEO of CoreCivic, one of America’s largest for-profit prison operators, which runs four state prisons in Tennessee, including one under investigation by the U.S. Department of ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the prosecution stemmed from an investigation into a prison-based drug ring, led by Humberto Morales, a Tennessee state prisoner, that led to the culmination of a ...

A Tennessee physician was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a $41 million Medicare fraud scheme. Four things to know: 1. John Manning, MD, 64, of Ashland ...

Ohio State's women's basketball team could not match Tennessee's size, depth, aggression or 3-point shooting. That fairly summarizes what happened Sunday night, when the Buckeyes' season ended ...

A prosecutor in California blasted the state's $239 million taxpayer-funded project to build a prison rehabilitation center in the Bay Area, arguing that it's another example of politicians ...