Hundreds of deaths behind bars are going unreported to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a 10News review of records from correctional agencies uncovered.
The official count — an annual report produced by the TBI under state law — shows 337 people died while in the custody of Tennessee jails and prisons from 2017 to 2020.
Documents obtained by 10News show the actual number is much higher. Local and state agencies provided records for more than 600 inmates’ deaths during that timeframe.
Grace King 
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