NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s unwavering mission is to enhance public safety. A key part of that mission is to be a great partner to both the communities in Tennessee and the law enforcement community nationwide.

PARIS – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s “Operation Clean Up” continued today at the Paris Probation Parole field office.

TIPTONVILLE – Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) held a special banquet Wednesday night, to recognize individuals who volunteer at the facility throughout the year.

LEXINGTON – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s “Operation Clean Up” continued yesterday at the Lexington Probation Parole field office.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam today joined Tennessee Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder and Major General Terry “Max” Haston from the Tennessee Military Department to recognize five veteran state employees and more than 470,000 Tennessee veterans of all ages and eras. The Governor’s Veterans Day event was held on the second floor of the State Capitol in downtown Nashville.

SOMERVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction’s “Operation Clean Up” continued yesterday at the Somerville Probation Parole field office. Officers and Special Agents with TDOC, along with officers from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Somerville Police Department and United States Marshal Service conducted intensive vehicle searches in the parking lot of the field office.

NASHVILLE – 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 David Miller #95792.

WARTBURG —The Tennessee Department of Correction is investigating the death of an offender at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX). Inmate Edward Raper, 61, was found unresponsive in his cell and despite attempts to revive him was pronounced dead early Friday morning.

ONLY – Friday, nine service dogs graduated from the Retrieving Independence Program at the Turney Center Industrial Complex. This is an innovative program in which specially screened offenders train puppies to be service animals.

NASHVILLE – The death sentence of Edmund Zagorski was executed by means of electrocution on November 1, 2018 in accordance with the laws of the state of Tennessee.

CHATTANOOGA – To enhance the safety of Tennessee children, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has visited the homes of more than 3,310 sex offenders (391 in Chattanooga) this month.

NASHVILLE - To enhance the safety of Tennessee children, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has visited the homes of more than 3,310 sex offenders (440 in Nashville) this month.

KNOXVILLE – To enhance the safety of Tennessee children, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has visited the homes of more than 3,310 sex offenders (324 in Knoxville) this month.

NASHVILLE – Inmate Edmund Zagorski has selected his final meal. He chose pickled pig knuckles and pig tails.

NASHVILLE – In accordance with protocol, inmate Edmund G. Zagorski #102839 has been moved to death watch this morning. 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.