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  • TDOC Celebrates Graduates of Jackson DRC

    Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | 09:28am

    Jackson, Tenn. – The Jackson Day Reporting Center (DRC), an intensive outpatient treatment program that serves as an alternative to incarceration, has reached another important milestone. On Tuesday, twelve participants were honored during a special graduation, celebrating their sobriety and completion of DRC programming.

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  • TDOC Treatment Program Reaches Milestone

    Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 03:45pm

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Knoxville Day Reporting Center (DRC), an intensive outpatient treatment program that serves as an alternative to incarceration, has reached another important milestone. More than 150 people have now graduated from the year-long substance abuse treatment program.

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  • TDOC Recidivism Drops To Lowest Level In Decade

    Monday, October 09, 2023 | 10:03am

    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.

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  • TDOC Hosts Resource Fair

    Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | 10:40am

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) Community Resource Center (CRC) in Chattanooga is partnering with local agencies to host a one-stop reentry shop, focusing on providing essential resources to justice-involved individuals.

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  • First Group Of Offenders Earn College Degree At Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

    Friday, August 11, 2023 | 09:20pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – History was made Tuesday evening as five offenders became the first cohort to earn college degrees at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI).

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  • TDOC Hosting Resource Fair

    Monday, August 07, 2023 | 09:00am

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) Knoxville Community Resource Center (CRC) is teaming up with local agencies to assist justice-involved individuals.

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  • TDOC Accepting Applications For Citizens' Correctional Academy

    Tuesday, August 01, 2023 | 02:41pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now accepting applications for the 13th Citizens’ Correctional Academy, a six-week program designed to give Tennesseans an in-depth look at the state’s largest law enforcement agency.

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  • TDOC Hosting Resource Fair

    Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | 07:19pm

    JOHNSON CITY, TN – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) Johnson City Community Resource Center (CRC) and local agencies are teaming up to assist justice-involved individuals. The CRC is hosting a resource fair to help people connect with resources necessary for their success after incarceration or while on probation or parole.

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  • TDOC Joins Community Partners For Resource Fair

    Monday, July 10, 2023 | 02:52pm

    CHATTANOOGA – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) Chattanooga Community Resource Center (CRC) and local agencies are teaming up to assist justice-involved individuals.

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  • Service Dogs Graduate Prison Program

    Monday, June 26, 2023 | 08:27am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Seven service dogs trained by offenders in Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) custody graduated from the Retrieving Independence (RI) program last week.

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  • New Warden Appointed At Northwest Correctional Complex

    Friday, June 16, 2023 | 07:57pm

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  • TDOC Partners With Carson-Newman For New Bachelor's Program

    Friday, June 09, 2023 | 11:04am

    WARTBURG, Tenn. – Inmates at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) will soon have a new opportunity to pursue a post-secondary education. Carson-Newman University, a Christian university based out of Jefferson County, TN, is partnering with MCCX’s education department to offer a bachelor’s program at the facility.

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  • I Feel I Can Conquer The World

    Tuesday, June 06, 2023 | 01:32pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – To the naked eye, Demetrius Dotson looks like any other graduate. With a royal blue cap and gown, complete with a silver 2023 emblem dangling from the tassel - his state issued prison blue uniform is hardly noticeable. But Demetrius’ journey is far from average.

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  • TDOC Honors Gold Star Father In Recognition Of Memorial Day

    Monday, May 29, 2023 | 07:55am

    MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. – Officers and staff gathered in the visitation gallery at Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) earlier this weekend for a special Memorial Day Ceremony to recognize and honor Gold Star father and Correctional Officer Orlando Gonzalez, whose son was killed while serving in the War on Terror.

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  • TDOC Facilities Celebrate College Graduation

    Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 08:16am

    HENNING, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) celebrated the college graduation of twenty incarcerated men and women across West Tennessee last week who earned their Associate Degrees in Business Administration from Dyersburg State Community College.

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