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  • Operation Compliance 2009: BOPP Places Restrictions On Sex Offenders During Halloween Season

    October 26, 2009

    The Tennessee Board of Probation & Parole is again enforcing restrictions prohibiting the sex offenders it supervises from taking part in Halloween and other fall festival activities. Every state-supervised sex offender in Tennessee received a document detailing the restrictions, which apply to any Halloween celebration, festival or other fall/harvest activity....More
          Read the Sex Offender Restrictions letter here

  • BOPP Celebrates 10 Years, Honors Probation/Parole Officers’ Work

    July 19, 2009

    The Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole (BOPP) celebrates 10 years as a merged probation and parole agency this month. At the same time, BOPP is joining with other agencies across the country for Probation, Parole and Community Corrections Week to honor the probation and parole officers who supervise offenders....More

  • BOPP Plants Trees In Honor Of Crime Victims

    April 27, 2009

    The Board of Probation and Parole (BOPP) is honoring crime victims with tree planting ceremonies in each of its eight districts this week, in observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Ceremonies are scheduled in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, Clarksville and Johnson City....More



About BOPP

The Board of Probation and Parole is an independent agency of the State of Tennessee. It is composed of seven members who are appointed by the Governor. Member terms last six years and may be renewed upon the Governor's recommendation. Board members live and work in all three of Tennessee's Grand Divisions.

By statute, the Board has the authority to parole eligible offenders who have served a certain percentage of their sentences. It also has the authority to revoke parole privileges if offenders do not comply with supervision rules and standards set forth for them upon their release. Additionally, the Board considers requests for executive clemency and makes recommendations on those requests to the Governor.