A former Tennessee state senator has reported to federal prison after he pleaded guilty in 2022 to an illegal campaign finance scheme, then tried and failed to

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - A former Tennessee state senator officially started his sentence in federal prison. Brian Kelsey, who represented Germantown in the Tennessee Senate from 2009 to 2022, showed up Tuesday morning as an inmate on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. He's incarcerated at FCI Ashland in Kentucky.

Four orders announcing dates of execution were also released by the Tennessee Department of Correction, which announced the completion of the review on lethal injection protocol Monday.

At least six top Federal Bureau of Prisons officials have announced plans to retire in coming months, including acting director William Lothrop.

A bill from a local senator increasing penalties for blocking roadways has advanced in the Tennessee General Assembly.

A former Tennessee state senator has reported ... is now an inmate at FCI Ashland in Kentucky, according to a federal Bureau of Prisons database. The Republican was ordered to arrive at the ...