TPFW Receives High Marks on ACA Audit

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is pleased to announce that one of the Middle Tennessee facilities recently passed their American Correctional Association (ACA) audit with high marks.  Tennessee Prison for Women (TPFW) recently passed the facilities’ ACA audit thus completing a key step to earning reaccreditation.

Tennessee Prison for Women received a high score of 100% on the mandatory standards and 99.5% on the non-mandatory standards. This is the first audit at the facility since the addition of a Women’s Transition Center.  According to TDOC Commissioner Tony Parker, “The vision of this department is to be recognized as the best correctional agency in the nation.  Achieving reaccreditation is key to this vision.  The high marks speak to the professionalism of the team at TPFW.”

ACA reaccreditation is expected to be awarded in January 2019 during the ACA Winter Conference.

Warden Gloria Gross (4th from left)