A 67-year-old man who was incarcerated at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center and tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The Tennessee Department of Correction said in a press release that the man was taken to the hospital on April 25 for an assessment and tested positive while hospitalized. He died Monday morning, at 1:20 a.m. […]
As COVID-19 Spreads Through Tennessee’s Largest Prison, Loved Ones Say Information Is Hard To Find
More than half of inmates at Tennessee’s largest prison have now tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of the biggest hotspots in the country. But amid the testing and quarantining of inmates, those with loved ones behind bars say it’s been nearly impossible to get information.
From Prison To Pandemic: What Reentry Looks Like During COVID-19
Reentering society after a lengthy prison sentence is difficult even in the best of times. But these days, it’s harder than usual. Jobs are scarce, resources are limited, and support systems have been forced apart. Those leaving prison are finding that adjusting back to “normal” life isn’t an option right now.
Nicholas Sutton’s Last Words Before Execution: ‘I’m Just Grateful To Be A Servant Of God’
Nicholas Sutton thanked his family, friends and God before he was executed by electric chair Thursday night. Sutton was sentenced to death in 1986 for killing a fellow inmate while in prison for three other murders he committed as a teen. Sutton is the seventh person executed in Tennessee since the end of a nine-year […]
‘He Saved My Life’: Prison Guards, Jurors And Victims’ Families Defend Death Row Inmate Nicholas Sutton
Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he won’t intervene in Nicholas Sutton’s scheduled execution Thursday. Sutton will likely die in the electric chair Thursday night for killing a fellow inmate in January of 1985. That’s after more than a dozen people asked the governor to let Sutton spend the rest of his life in prison. […]
Private Prison Company CoreCivic Made Big Promises To A Tennessee Town. Did They Deliver?
Exactly four years ago, a struggling town in Middle Tennessee became home to the largest prison in the state. Since then, the private facility owned by CoreCivic has been plagued by chronic staffing shortages and unsafe conditions.
Tennessee Criminal Justice Reforms Could Follow Gov. Bill Lee’s Task Force
Gov. Bill Lee’s criminal justice reform task force unveiled 23 policy recommendations Thursday afternoon. The suggestions range from expanding educational opportunities in prison to rewriting the state’s sentencing code. Now, it’s up to lawmakers to decide which proposals will make it onto the legislative agenda.
Lee Hall Executed In The Electric Chair For 1991 Murder In East Tennessee
Lee Hall was executed Thursday night at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. It was the sixth in a string of executions in Tennessee since a nine-year lapse ended in 2018, and the fourth of those to be in the electric chair.
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