While the Tennessee State Prison, formerly known as the Tennessee State Penitentiary, now sits empty, its walls have stories to tell of famous characters, cruelty and surprising moments of normalcy.

Getting to that witness room was the last step in a long morning of movement to watch Smith die by lethal injection for the triple murder of his estranged wife, Judy Robirds Smith, and her two teenage ...

With Tennessee days away from carrying out its first execution since 2020, death row inmates are asking a Davidson County ...

Linda Ronstadt and Roy Clark join the Man in Black at the Tennessee State Prison. In JOHNNY CASH ­— A CONCERT BEHIND PRISON WALLS, Linda Ronstadt and Roy Clark join the Man in Black at the ...