TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEE ARRESTED IN MORGAN COUNTY
An arrest was made after an internal investigation into a scheme to introduce contraband into the Morgan County Correctional Complex. After being... Read More
PUTNAM COUNTY METH DEALER ARRESTED
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigation Division arrested an alleged drug dealer and seized almost a pound of meth. Officers say... Read More
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MAKES CONTRABAND INTERDICTION ARRESTS
A group of individuals and inmates have been charged in an extensive Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) investigation into the introduction of... Read More
EIGHT INMATES SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER FIGHT AT MORGAN COUNTY FACILITY
Eight inmates were treated for minor injuries Monday night at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge after a melee in the Morgan... Read More
INMATE AT MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX FOUND DEAD
The Tennessee Department of Correction is investigating the death of an inmate at the Morgan County Correctional Complex. Officers state 61-year-old Edward... Read More
MORGAN CO. CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX SCORES NEAR PERFECT AUDIT
The American Corrections Association recently audited Morgan County Correctional Complex and officials there are very pleased with the results. The complex missed... Read More
MURDER SUSPECT KIRBY WALLACE TRANSFERRED TO PRISON IN MORGAN CO.
A high-profile inmate who was on the run for nearly two weeks last month has been moved to a prison in the... Read More
FUSCO PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ESCAPING AND SNEAKING BACK INTO PRISON
A prison inmate entered a plea of not guilty in his recent court appearance to charges he escaped from the Morgan County... Read More
GRAND JURY INDICTS MORGAN COUNTY INMATE AND SEVEN OTHERS
A Morgan County grand jury returned 8 indictments yesterday against inmate Robert Fusco and several co-defendants. The indictments stem from lengthy investigation... Read More
BRUSHY MOUNTAIN PENITENTIARY TO TRANSFORM INTO TOURIST ATTRACTION
An historic state prison in Morgan County will have new life soon, but in a different fashion. Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary was... Read More
