Alone and Afraid, Tennesseans Not Convicted of a Crime Spend Months in Solitary Confinement
Editor's note: This investigation was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S....
Mid-South Lawmakers Introduce Bill Prohibiting Judges from Incentivizing Sterilization
MEMPHIS, Tenn (localmemphis.com) - A proposal by State Senator Brian Kelsey and State RepresentativeRaumesh Akbari to prohibit Tennessee...
Mid-South Lawmakers Introduce Bill Prohibiting Judges From Incentivizing Sterilization
MEMPHIS, Tenn (localmemphis.com) - A proposal by State Senator Brian Kelsey and State RepresentativeRaumesh Akbari to prohibit Tennessee...
23 Tennessee Stores Shut, Accused of Selling Marijuana Candy
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Local, state and federal authorities in Tennessee have padlocked 23 stores and indicted 21 people they accuse...
TN Lawmakers Hope to Help Ex-Offenders Get A 'Fresh Start'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - A bipartisan group of state lawmakers hopes to cut down on the number of repeat prison offenders. The...
'Kingpin Granny' Arrested on Drug Charges
DECATURVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) -- An elderly woman known as the "Kingpin Granny" has been arrested on drug charges, CBS affiliate WTVF...
Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining, but Some Tennessee Counties Are Getting Worse: See the Interacti
Pharmacies in tiny Hamblen County northeast of Knoxville, Tenn. dispensed nearly three opioid prescriptions for every resident there, on...
Statewide Addiction Recovery Advocate Bethany Morse, 34, Dies in Nashville
After she beat back opioid addiction, she devoted her short life to helping others do the same. Tennessee addiction recovery advocate...
Can Medication Treat Opioid Addiction?
I would like to bring to your attention difficulties I see in the future of persons addicted to opioids. For more than 20 years I have...
Maryville Nonprofit Hopes to Spread Rehab Program Statewide
A nonprofit in Maryville is launching a program in several counties across the state it claims is more effective than standard rehab...
