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  • TDOC Officers Awarded National Medal Of Honor

    Monday, March 21, 2022 | 11:11am

    NASHVILLE – Two Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Correctional Officers have been selected to receive national awards. Corporal Leon Odom and Corporal Anthony Gaudet have been selected by One Voice United to receive the National Corrections Medal of Honor Award.

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  • Oscar Smith Execution Advisory

    Monday, March 14, 2022 | 09:01am

    NASHVILLE – In accordance with state law, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now accepting applications from recognized Tennessee news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses for the scheduled execution of death row inmate Oscar Smith #00136424.

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  • New Cadets Assist In Contraband Bust At West Tennessee State Penitentiary

    Wednesday, March 09, 2022 | 09:17am

    HENNING – Just days after graduating from Basic Correctional Officer (BCOT) training, TDOC’s newest cadets assisted in the discovery of a significant amount of contraband at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP).

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  • TDOC, Parners To Hold Inaugural Tri-Cities Recovery Rally

    Monday, March 07, 2022 | 02:19pm

    JOHNSON CITY – The inaugural Tri-Cities Recovery Rally is scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2022. Hosted by the Johnson City Day Reporting Center (DRC), in partnership with the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition and Recovery Resources, the event aims to connect individuals suffering from addiction and substance use disorders with abstinence-based resources throughout the region.

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  • TDOC Accepting Applications For 11th Citizens’ Academy

    Wednesday, March 02, 2022 | 02:32pm

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now accepting applications for the Middle Tennessee Citizens’ Correctional Academy. The academy is a six-week program designed to give Tennesseans an in-depth look at the state’s largest law enforcement agency.

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  • TDOC, American Job Center To Host Resource And Career Fair

    Tuesday, February 15, 2022 | 11:37am

    MARYVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) Maryville Field Office is teaming up with the American Job Center to host a community resource and career fair for justice-involved individuals in Maryville and its surrounding communities.

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  • TDOC Seeks Justice-Involved Individuals For Entrepreneurship Program

    Wednesday, February 09, 2022 | 04:37pm

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is seeking justice-involved individuals to participate in a 10-week entrepreneurship program set to begin next month.

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  • NAAWS Names TDOC'S Mike Parris Warden Of The Year

    Friday, January 21, 2022 | 02:34pm

    NASHVILLE – For the first time ever, a Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) warden has been named Warden of the Year by the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents (NAAWS). Morgan County Correctional Complex Warden Mike Parris was selected to receive the prestigious award based on his visionary and exceptional leadership.

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  • NWCX PAIICE Program Making Positive Changes In The Community

    Wednesday, January 19, 2022 | 01:51pm

    TIPTONVILLE – An organization formed by incarcerated men at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) is celebrating its 36th year of working to change lives. Prisoners Actively Involved in Community Endeavors (PAIICE) was formed in 1985 with a desire to prevent new victims.

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  • Knoxville CRC Hosts One-Stop Reentry Shop For Justice-Involved Individuals

    Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 11:42am

    KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Knoxville Community Resource Center (CRC) is teaming up with the American Job Center to host a ‘One-Stop Reentry Shop’ for justice-involved individuals in Knoxville and its surrounding communities.

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  • West Tennessee State Penitentiary To Hold Rapid Hiring Events

    Friday, January 14, 2022 | 01:37pm

    HENNING – The West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP) and Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) will hold a rapid hiring event next Wednesday aimed at filling vacant correctional officer (CO) positions. Last month, Governor Lee announced a 37% increase to the starting salary for CO’s – bringing annual earnings for all new officers to $44,500.

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  • Mark Luttrell Transition Center To Hold Rapid Hiring Event

    Monday, January 10, 2022 | 02:41pm

    MEMPHIS – The Mark Luttrell Transition Center (MLTC) will be holding a rapid hiring event this Thursday aimed at filling vacant correctional officer (CO) positions. Last month, Governor Lee announced a 37% increase to the starting salary for CO’s – bringing annual earnings for all new officers to $44,500.

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  • Inmate Returned To Custody

    Monday, January 10, 2022 | 08:21am

    WARTBURG – An inmate who absconded from a work detail in East Tennessee and was wanted for escape will now be returned to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) custody. Jason Copley, 44, was a minimum-trustee inmate assigned to the Morgan County Correctional Complex when he was reported missing from a work site near the facility on Saturday evening.

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  • MCCX Staff Collect, Deliver Over 3,000 Angel Tree Gifts

    Thursday, December 16, 2021 | 08:04pm

    WARTBURG – Staff from the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) spent the day delivering thousands of gifts to local school children earlier this week. Several hundred wrapped gifts were taken to the Morgan County Head Start and over 3,000 more were delivered to the Morgan County School System’s Central Office.

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  • Gov. Lee Announces Salary Increase For Tennessee Correctional Officers

    Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | 11:04am

    NASHVILLE – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a competitive 37% salary increase for new Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) correctional officers amid nationwide staffing challenges, effective Dec. 16.

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