Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction will soon transition from physical mail to scanned, digitized personal mail for inmates at three TDOC facilities.
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Monday, June 23, 2025 | 12:24pm
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Friday, June 13, 2025 | 03:58pm
Tullahoma, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction welcomed its largest class of new correctional officers during a graduation ceremony held at the Tennessee Correction Academy on Friday.
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Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | 03:03pm
HENNING, Tenn. – Last month, 120 inmates at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary and the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) graduated from education and career training programs – equipping them with the essential skills and credentials needed to be productive, successful citizens upon release.
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 10:52am
NASHVILLE – Today, by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the Department of Correction carried out the death sentence of Oscar Franklin Smith by means of lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.
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Friday, May 16, 2025 | 11:59am
Mountain City, Tenn. – Seventeen inmates at the Northeast Correctional Complex graduated with an associate’s degree in general studies on Thursday night.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | 03:57pm
Media wishing to report on the May 22, 2025 execution of Oscar Smith #136424, held at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI), must RSVP by 12 p.m. CST on May 9, 2025, to TDOC.Communications@tn.gov.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | 03:53pm
Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Bill Lee has issued a proclamation designating May 4-10, 2025, as Correctional Professionals’ Week in Tennessee.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | 09:18am
NASHVILLE – In accordance with state law, representatives from the following news media agencies have been selected to witness the execution of inmate Oscar Franklin Smith #136424.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 12:59pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In accordance with state law, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now accepting applications from recognized Tennessee news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses for the scheduled execution of death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith #136424.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 01:20pm
Johnson City, Tenn. – Eighteen participants graduated from the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Day Reporting Center in Johnson City on Tuesday.
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Friday, April 11, 2025 | 02:00pm
Jackson, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction is hosting a Job and Resource Fair at the T.R. White Sportsplex in Jackson on April 17 to help connect community members with employment opportunities and other resources.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 02:08pm
Henning, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction is hosting a Rapid Hire Event on March 21 and 22 at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning for those interested in beginning a career as a correctional officer.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 08:54am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction is hosting a Rapid Hire Event on March 21 & 22 for those interested in beginning a career as a Correctional Officer.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 11:14am
Dyersburg, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction is hosting a Rapid Hire Event on March 14 and 15 at the McIver’s Grant Public Library in Dyersburg for those interested in beginning a career as a correctional officer at the Northwest Correctional Complex.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 09:38am
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Community Resource Center (CRC) invites the public to attend their Winter Employment & Resource Fair on Thursday, February 27, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.