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Extended Deadline

We will be accepting applications for the Spring academy until Monday, February 13, 2023.

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Learn more about how offenders are receiving job training thru a culinary arts program, the wood flooring plant, raising cattle, and computer coding, also learn about risk & needs assessment.

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Positions Available

Join us to begin a new career in criminal justice.

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Nominate a TDOC individual or team for the TDOC B.A.D.G.E. Award

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We are looking for businesses to provide employment for offenders currently released under our supervision.

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Strike Force Officers Recognized For Life Saving Actions

Monday, January 30, 2023 | 08:10am

NASHVILLE – Two members of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Strike Force team were recognized for their heroic action after saving the life of a correctional officer at the DeBerry Special Needs Facility (DSNF) earlier this month.

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TDOC Accepting Applications For Citizens Correctional Academy

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 09:38am

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

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TDOC Inmate Death

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | 08:13am

NASHVILLE – Death row inmate James Dellinger has passed away of apparent natural causes. Dellinger, 71, was pronounced deceased at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution at 11:58 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2023.

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