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MEMPHIS – The Mark Luttrell Transition Center (MLTC) will hold a rapid hiring event next Thursday and Friday to fill vacant correctional officer (CO) positions.

Mountain City – There’s a new Warden at the Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) in Mountain City, TN. Brian Eller has been appointed to serve in the facility’s highest position.

Nashville – A visitor accused of smuggling drugs into a Tennessee Department of Correction facility will now face murder charges following the overdose death of an inmate.

Tiptonville – A new warden has been appointed at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville. Sharon Rose has been appointed to lead the facility..

Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has received a $200,000 grant that will assist offenders expiring their sentence find stable housing upon release.

WARTBURG – A group of TDOC inmates successfully graduated from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT). During a ceremony held in their honor at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX), thirty-four incarcerated men received certificates of completion from TCAT-Oneida.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is reminding survivors and victims of crime to enroll in the new, enhanced notification service before TDOC’s current system is deactivated.

CHATTANOOGA – The two inmates who walked away from the Chattanooga Release Center Friday night and are now back in custody.

CHATTANOOGA – The Tennessee Department of Correction is asking for the public’s help in locating two inmates who walked away from the Chattanooga Release Center Friday night and are now listed as absconders.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is recognizing two security staff members for going above and beyond the call of duty in separate incidents that occurred last month. Sergeant Cody Gatlin and Corporal Larry Keeton, both employed at the Turney Center Annex in Wayne County, were off work at the time of the incidents, but without hesitation, sprang into action to protect the lives of others.

KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s Knoxville Day Reporting Center (DRC) held its largest-ever graduation ceremony last night, celebrating 32 participants who recently completed the three-phase, intensive treatment program.

HENNING – Volunteers play a crucial role in helping incarcerated men and women turn their lives around. That is why Memphis-based rap artist Patrick Houston plans to spend his time volunteering inside Tennessee prisons.

NASHVILLE – Death row inmate Oscar Smith has received his final meal. He selected a double bacon cheeseburger, deep dish apple pie, and vanilla bean ice cream for his last meal.

NASHVILLE – Death row inmate Oscar Smith has selected a double bacon cheeseburger, deep dish apple pie, and vanilla bean ice cream for his last meal.