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Tennessee Department of Correction Press Releases

181 Press Releases
  • Published on December 11, 2020 - 20:37 GMT

    Two Minimum Security Inmates Abscond From NWCX

    TIPTONVILLE – Earlier this morning, Robert Lee Brown #436224 and Christopher Osteen #419675 absconded from the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) minimum security annex.  At approximately 8:25 AM CST, officers confirmed the two minimum security …

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  • Published on December 2, 2020 - 22:58 GMT

    BCCX Lifers Club Ends 2020 Donation Campaign, Over $31K Raised

    PIKEVILLE – It has no doubt been a difficult year for all Tennesseans.  From devastating storms in March to the arrival of the novel coronavirus, our normal way of life continues to be impacted.  In a time when people in need are having to rely on their …

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  • Published on December 1, 2020 - 22:30 GMT

    TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice

    Tuesday, December 01, 2020 | 04:06pm NASHVILLE – Due to an increase in active COVID-19 cases in the community, the Department of Correction has suspended visitation at four TDOC facilities until further notice. The Morgan County Correctional Complex, …

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  • Published on November 25, 2020 - 21:42 GMT

    TDOC Training Helps To Save A Life

    NASHVILLE – You never know when you’ll have to save a life.   For a Tennessee Department of Correction Probation/Parole Officer, the life-saving skills he learned at the Tennessee Correction Academy were put to the test recently. Last Friday, Officer …

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  • Published on November 24, 2020 - 19:36 GMT

    Contraband Arrest Made At West Tennessee State Penitentiary

    HENNING -     An investigation that began in late October has resulted in the arrest of a contract employee on charges of introduction of contraband into the West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP).  On October 23, WTSP correctional officers found more …

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  • Published on November 13, 2020 - 21:23 GMT

    NWCX Celebrates Veterans

    TIPTONVILLE – Members of a special unit at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) were honored this week. Staff at the facility paused to give thanks to the military veterans housed at the NWCX Site 2 Veterans Unit. Many of the NWCX staff members came …

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  • Published on November 13, 2020 - 21:23 GMT

    DJRC Unveils New Sign and Memorial Plaque

    NASHVILLE – On August 6, 2020, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 56 renaming the Tennessee Prison for Women as the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center (DJRC) in honor of the TDOC Correctional Administrator who was killed in the line of duty …

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  • Published on November 6, 2020 - 22:20 GMT

    Dyersburg State Continues To Fight Recidivism By Offering College Courses To Incarcerated Students

    DYERSBURG – Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) is leading the way toward education in prisons with new classes beginning this fall and winter.  The college is gearing up to begin a third cohort consisting of 25 incarcerated students at the Northwest …

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  • Published on November 5, 2020 - 00:51 GMT

    Pervis Payne Execution Advisory

    Wednesday, November 04, 2020 | 03:20pm 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 …

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  • Published on November 3, 2020 - 05:36 GMT

    TDOC Agent Wounded By Fugitive

    Monday, November 02, 2020 | 09:35pm JACKSON – A special agent with the Tennessee Department of Correction Office of Investigations and Conduct is in stable condition after sustaining gunshot wounds while approaching the residence of a wanted fugitive …

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  • Published on November 1, 2020 - 04:12 GMT

    Operation Blackout Preliminary Stats

    Saturday, October 31, 2020 | 09:26pm NASHVILLE – To enhance the safety of Tennessee children, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) visited the homes of more than 3,800 sex offenders during the Halloween season.  Operation Blackout is designed to …

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  • Published on October 19, 2020 - 23:10 GMT

    Operation Blackout 2020

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is responsible for the supervision of more than 3,800 registered sex offenders.  TDOC’s mission is to enhance public safety for all Tennesseans including our most vulnerable citizens – our children …

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  • Published on October 9, 2020 - 21:58 GMT

    Visitation To Resume At BCCX

    Friday, October 09, 2020 | 04:33pm PIKEVILLE – The Department of Correction will resume visitation for inmates at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex beginning next weekend.  The facility will be on a modified visitation schedule beginning October 17.  …

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  • Published on October 6, 2020 - 02:54 GMT

    TDOC Assists In Major Drug Indictment

    HENNING – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s Office of Investigations and Conduct (OIC) has helped to secure the federal indictment of a notorious gang leader.  Inmate Terry “Cockeye” Smith has been charged as part of a multi-state drug trafficking …

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  • Published on October 2, 2020 - 23:26 GMT

    Former Employee Charged

    MOUNTAIN CITY – A former employee of the Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) has been arrested after trying to bring drugs into the facility.  Charles McMillian had worked at the prison for only three months when he was stopped by checkpoint officers …

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  • Published on October 1, 2020 - 17:25 GMT

    RMSI Inmate Death

    Thursday, October 01, 2020 | 12:01pm NASHVILLE – Death row inmate Marlon Kiser has passed away of apparent natural causes.  Kiser, 50, was pronounced deceased at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution at 11:57 pm Wednesday, September 30.  He was sentenced …

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  • Published on September 30, 2020 - 14:14 GMT

    TDOC Carries Out Second Phase Of Operation Clean Sweep

    MORGAN COUNTY – Three people have been arrested after a special operation by the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Office of Investigations & Conduct (OIC).  TDOC special agents began apprehending individuals indicted by the Morgan County Grand Jury …

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  • Published on September 26, 2020 - 23:35 GMT

    TDOC Resumes Visitation At Three Facilities

    NASHVILLE – The Department of Correction will resume visitation for inmates at three TDOC facilities beginning next weekend.   A modified visitation schedule is planned for the Turney Center Industrial Complex, the Morgan County Correctional Complex and …

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  • Published on September 21, 2020 - 21:28 GMT

    NWCX Inmates Donate To Lake County School System

    TIPTONVILLE - A group of inmates at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) has taken an extraordinary step to help some local children in need. The inmates have raised more than $1,400 to assist children who may be experiencing food shortages in their …

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  • Published on September 3, 2020 - 23:17 GMT

    TDOC Takes COVID-19 Actions

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has launched another round of targeted testing for COVID-19 in all state correctional facilities.  In conjunction with the Department of Health, Department of Military, Core Civic and Centurion, …

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