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.
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Friday, July 01, 2022 | 01:13pm
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Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 03:31pm
CHATTANOOGA – The two inmates who walked away from the Chattanooga Release Center Friday night and are now back in custody.
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Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 06:34pm
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.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 05:13pm
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.
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Monday, June 06, 2022 | 05:12pm
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.
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 | 08:58pm
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.
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Thursday, April 21, 2022 | 04:25pm
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.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 01:29pm
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.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | 08:30am
NASHVILLE – In accordance with protocol, inmate Oscar Franklin Smith #136424 was moved to death watch at approximately 11:50pm last night. Death watch is the three-day period before an execution when strict guidelines are implemented to maintain the security and control of the offender and to maintain safe and orderly operations of the prison.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 03:10pm
NASHVILLE– Nearly one-hundred boys and girls in Columbia, TN got an Easter treat this year, thanks to Probation Parole Officers (PPOs) in Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) District 51 Office.
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Thursday, April 07, 2022 | 02:18pm
Media wishing to arrive at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI) to report on the April 21, 2022 execution of Oscar Smith #136424 should RSVP by 12pm CST on April 14, 2022 to Sarah.Gallagher@tn.gov.
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Monday, April 04, 2022 | 03:56pm
KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Knoxville Community Resource Center (CRC) is teaming up with the American Job Center to host another ‘One-Stop Re-Entry Shop’ for justice-involved individuals in Knoxville and its surrounding communities.
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Monday, March 21, 2022 | 02:04pm
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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Monday, March 21, 2022 | 11:11am
NASHVILLE – Two Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Correctional Officers have been selected to receive national awards. Corporal Leon Odom and Corporal Anthony Gaudet have been selected by One Voice United to receive the National Corrections Medal of Honor Award.