In 1925, the Butler Act, which outlawed the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools ... closed Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary; over 1,500 inmates had been jailed at the island prison off ...

Another inmate at the Shelby County Jail died Sunday after being found "unresponsive" in the bathroom, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said.

A Shelby County Jail inmate, Courtney Berry, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead on Sunday ... looks to make disciplinary board for Tennessee district attorneys Tennessee GOP ...

An inmate at the Toronto South Detention Centre will face a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of another inmate who died after being assaulted late last month, police say. In ...

In early February, four inmates died within a week. SCSO officials have, for months, been asking for a new jail to be constructed. The current jail population is above the Tennessee Corrections ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its push for a new round of lethal injections after an execution was abruptly called off in 2022 and a follow-up ...

An inmate at the Toronto South Detention Centre will face a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of another inmate who died after being assaulted late last month ...

MACON COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate at the Macon State Prison is dead, Macon County Coroner Eddie Hosley confirmed. According to Hosley, D'Andrius Brown, 30, was found dead Sunday morning. Next of kin ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 36-year-old inmate at the Shelby County Jail is dead after he was found unresponsive Sunday, the sheriff’s office said. Courtney Berry was found in a restroom around 9 a.m ...

An inmate at the Maple Street Correctional Facility in Redwood City was found dead in his cell He was 25 years old A cause of death was not provided REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - An inmate at the Maple ...