Tennessee

Coronavirus April 24

Tracking the Spread of Coronavirus in Prisons

A new Marshall Project effort has collected data on the prevalence of COVID-19 among prisoners and prison staff. Here's what we know after one month of reporting.

By Katie Park, Tom Meagher and Weihua Li

News September 19, 2019

Tennessee's Voter Restoration Gauntlet

The state’s byzantine felony disenfranchisement laws keep hundreds of thousands of formerly incarcerated residents from registering to vote.

By Nicole Lewis

News August 13, 2018

Why Tennessee Is Challenging the DOJ's Ethics

A clash over evidence that could help defendants has wider implications.

By Eli Hager

Feature February 15, 2018

Too Sick for Jail — But Not for Solitary

Tennessee locks ailing, mentally ill, pregnant and juvenile prisoners in isolation to help jails save money.

By Allen Arthur with additional reporting by Dave Boucher

News January 24, 2018

The Ultimate Insider Art

On Tennessee’s death row, the old aphorism applies: art is long, life is short.

By Jeremy Olds

News November 21, 2017

43 States Suspend Licenses for Unpaid Court Debt, But That Could Change

Lawsuits say the practice severely penalizes those too poor to pay.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Case in Point May 22, 2017

Justice on the Cheap

Thomas Edward Clardy and the trial after the trial.

By Andrew Cohen

News May 31, 2016

Want to Clear Your Record? It’ll Cost You $450

In Tennessee and other states, former felons can’t always afford it.

By Maura Ewing

Feature June 1, 2015

After Lethal Injection

Three states, three ways to kill a human being.

By Maurice Chammah, Andrew Cohen and Eli Hager

Feature November 16, 2014

Death by Deadline, Part Two

When lawyers stumble, only their clients fall.

By Ken Armstrong