Tennessee will still use execution drug abandoned by DOJ over ‘unnecessary suffering’ concerns
On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney General told the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to stop using pentobarbital, the same drug Tennessee selected in its new execution protocol, because ...
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Tennessee expected to schedule execution of man convicted of killing Bristol cop
Nikolaus Johnson, 46, has remained on death row since 2007 after a jury in Sullivan County convicted him of first-degree ...
WVLT obtains new protocol as state prepares to resume lethal injections
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Right before the turn of the new year, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it ...
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Clarksville woman sold Adderall as part of TennCare fraud scheme
She has been sentenced to four years with the Tennessee Department of Correction and is ordered to pay TennCare $56.99 in restitution. “Prescription benefits provided by TennCare enable ...
Country superstars Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson perform for TN prison inmates
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.
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Secret jars in a prison fridge hold AZ’s lethal injection drugs, and they may be expired
In a locked and alarm-equipped refrigerator at an Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry facility in ...
Clarksville woman sold Adderall as part of TennCare fraud scheme
A Clarksville woman has been convicted in a case of TennCare fraud surrounding the illicit sale of her prescription drugs, ...
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a ...