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Karen Thimmes began corresponding with inmates in the 1990s after hearing about a group of women who visited a prison. Thimmes sends inmates clippings of newspaper and magazine articles about ...

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A man who was serving a life sentence sentence for a first-degree murder conviction has been convicted of assaulting four Tennessee Department of Correction ...

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Donald Trump got whacked by two lawsuits Friday from major law firms challenging his executive orders targeting them for ...

Just City, in July 2024, filed a lawsuit against Shelby County due to its enforcement of a state law that prevents judges from considering ability to pay when setting bail. The Tennessee Attorney ...

A Memphis gynecologist was indicted last week for giving women unnecessary medical procedures and reusing unsanitary equipment.

1,614 men and women have been executed in the ... South Carolina and Tennessee. FILE - Walls Unit in Huntsville prison is ...

An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after he allegedly threw a dog off a bridge. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, a gynecologist and oncologist who headed the Poplar ...