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PIKEVILLE – Earlier today, 14 people were arrested on multiple counts stemming from a Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) investigation into the introduction of contraband.

RIPLEY – Earlier today the Tennessee Department of Correction welcomed the next generation of correctional officers into our workforce.

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 Stephen West #115717.

MEMPHIS– Today, TDOC Commissioner Tony Parker and Mayor Jim Strickland announced a new partnership bringing Manhood University to the Mark H. Luttrell Transition Center.

JOHNSON CITY – This evening, the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Johnson City Day Reporting Center (DRC) held a small ceremony in honor of its most recent graduate of the program.

NASHVILLE - Patriotism is defined, in part, as being devoted to and showing vigorous support for one’s country. The Tennessee Department of Correction exemplifies patriotism to our great country through the department’s complete and uninhibited support of our veterans and especially our active duty military men and women.

JACKSON – On Thursday, July 11, 2019, the Jackson Day Reporting Center (DRC) will recognize its second graduating class. A total of five participants will be honored for completing the three-phase intensive, substance abuse treatment program, marking almost one year of sobriety for each respectively.

RIDGELY - Communities have often formed around a place of worship, especially in the South, where many small towns have a history of a church being built before the town.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction is now accepting applications for the Fall session of our Middle Tennessee Citizens Correctional Academy.

NASHVILLE - On Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) celebrated the Grand Opening of the Braille Transcription Program at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

MOUNTAIN CITY – The Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) held an offender resource fair earlier today for those who are within 18 months of their release date.

NASHVILLE - On Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will celebrate the Grand Opening of the Braille Transcription Program at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

Tullahoma- On Friday, June 14, 2019 the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) welcomed the next generation of Probation and Parole Officers (PPO’S) into our workforce during a graduation ceremony at the Tennessee Correction Academy in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

TIPTONVILLE – Yesterday, six organizations from across Tennessee came to the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) to offer resources and tools to offenders that have approximately two years or less left on their sentence and are getting ready for a life outside of the institution.

MURFREESBORO - On Thursday, June 7, 2019, the Murfreesboro Day Reporting Center (DRC) celebrated its first graduating class.