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Sep 23, 2024 · NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will begin accepting applications for the fall 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy on Monday, July 29. The six-week program is designed to give Tennesseans an in-depth look at the state’s largest law enforcement agency.
Cost of necessities at Tennessee's prison commissaries skyrockets
1 day ago · The Tennessee Department of Correction was unable to tell The Tennessean when pay for prison jobs was last increased. Howard Atkins, who has was sentenced to life in prison in 2001, said pay has ...
TDOC Recidivism Drops To Lowest Level In Decade - TN.gov
Oct 9, 2023 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction has released encouraging news surrounding public safety in the state. The latest data shows the recidivism rate for offenders released from TDOC facilities is now at its lowest level in more than a decade.
Audit Finds Tennessee Prisons Severely Understaffed, Officers …
Dec 18, 2023 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee prisons are severely understaffed, with a vacancy rate at one prison of 61%, leading to unsafe conditions for both inmates and guards, a state audit of the...
US Justice Department to investigate violence and sexual abuse at ...
Aug 20, 2024 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Tennessee’s largest prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday about the privately operated facility.
Audit finds Tennessee prisons severely understaffed, officers …
Dec 18, 2023 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee prisons are severely understaffed, with a vacancy rate at one prison of 61%, leading to unsafe conditions for both inmates and guards, a state audit of the prison system found.
Vacancy rate, assaults up in Tennessee prisons this year
Oct 17, 2024 · The few statistics available in the Tennessee Department of Correction’s 2024 annual report show the state’s prisons are more understaffed and violent than before the pandemic.
DOJ investigating Trousdale Turner, CoreCivic-run Tennessee prison
Aug 20, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Justice is launching a civil investigation into the conditions at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a notorious privately run prison plagued by understaffing,...
Auditors find problems with Tennessee prison sexual assault, …
Dec 14, 2023 · The issues are among 10 findings and multiple other issues raised by auditors in their review of the state Department of Correction's 10 facilities and the four prisons operated by...
Inmates and family members describe hellscape in TN's largest …
Aug 26, 2024 · Inmates, families describe hellscape of drugs, gangs, death in Tennessee's largest prison. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the CoreCivic-run Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility ...