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MEMPHIS – The Mark Luttrell Transition Center (MLTC) will be holding a rapid hiring event this Thursday aimed at filling vacant correctional officer (CO) positions. Last month, Governor Lee announced a 37% increase to the starting salary for CO’s – bringing annual earnings for all new officers to $44,500.

WARTBURG – An inmate who absconded from a work detail in East Tennessee and was wanted for escape will now be returned to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) custody. Jason Copley, 44, was a minimum-trustee inmate assigned to the Morgan County Correctional Complex when he was reported missing from a work site near the facility on Saturday evening.

WARTBURG – Staff from the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) spent the day delivering thousands of gifts to local school children earlier this week. Several hundred wrapped gifts were taken to the Morgan County Head Start and over 3,000 more were delivered to the Morgan County School System’s Central Office.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a competitive 37% salary increase for new Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) correctional officers amid nationwide staffing challenges, effective Dec. 16.

MEMPHIS – One of the most important components to reducing recidivism is reconnecting offenders with their families. The Mark Luttrell Transition Center (MLTC) aimed to do just that by hosting a special family reunification event called ‘Ties with Dad’.

KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Knoxville Community Resource Center (CRC) is teaming up with the American Job Center to host a ‘One-Stop Reentry Shop’ for justice-involved individuals in Knoxville and its surrounding communities.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Lisa Helton as interim commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Correction, effective December 1.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor and Chairman of the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee, Bill Lee, launched “Operation Open Road,” calling on the Biden Administration to address the supply chain crisis by suspending burdensome regulations. Lee, along with 14 other governors, pledged to take action at the state level to assist the trucking industry.

NASHVILLE – Eleven men serving time at the Turney Center Industrial Complex (TCIX) received their Associate Degree from Nashville State Community College (NSCC) in a ceremony held at the facility Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction has begun the process of installing new body scanners at state facilities to help fight the introduction of contraband. Through provided images, the scanners will assist security staff in identifying contraband being smuggled inside or on a person’s body.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now offering part-time correctional officer positions to an expanded group of individuals in an effort to fill vacancies and aid in current staffing shortages.

TIPTONVILLE – Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) held their first Reentry Fair in over a year after volunteer and group activities were suspended due to COVID-19.

NASHVILLE – The Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center (DJRC), the primary women’s prison in Tennessee, will be holding a hiring event on Monday, October 25, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. with the hope of filling their roughly 80 vacant positions. Available positions range from correctional officer to counselor to administrative support.

STATEWIDE – Earlier this month, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) launched “Operation Blackout”, an annual statewide operation to ensure sex offenders on TDOC’s caseload are complying with the conditions of their supervision, as well as special conditions put in place surrounding the Halloween holiday.