Committee Chair Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, acknowledged the many challenges TDOC is facing, including the presence of contraband cell phones, and drugs being smuggled into prison facilities.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — State executions should resume in May after the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) completed its multi-year revision of the state’s lethal injection protocol.

Senate panel approved a $7M contract boost for CoreCivic after fining the private prison company nearly $30M for contract violations since 2022.