A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual battery against a minor.

A press freedom group representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court against the Indiana Department of Correction, alleging that the state agency violated ...

Former Tennessee Department of Correction employee Rustin Bowen is convicted of charges involving multiple child victims.

Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and education.

Dana Riner said her son developed schizophrenia while in isolation for two years at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.

pentobarbital in executions after a review raised questions about whether it causes “unnecessary pain and suffering,” the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) still plans to use the drug, which ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Clarksville woman has been convicted in a case of TennCare fraud surrounding the illicit sale ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is under fire once again from a legislator who is proposing the agency's name be changed to the Department of Corruption. Rep. Justin Humphrey ...

Jelly Roll’s fans have a new career pitch for the rapper-turned-country artist after he delivered a special performance last ...

Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll performed at a Nashville prison last week, once again showing his support for second ...

Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson performed for more than 300 inmates last week to celebrate the Nashville native’s No. 1 single “I Am Not Okay” at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.