Tennessee Department of Correction

As each graduate walked across the stage, they represented our mission in action - using education as a pathway to successful reentry.   #ReducingRecidivism #TeamTDOC 🌱 🌍

After weeks of exploring the world of corrections, TDOC’s Citizens’ Correctional Academy, Cohort 14 has wrapped up their journey, gaining firsthand insights into how we enhance public safety in Tennessee. They celebrated the milestone this week in Nashville with their families and TDOC leadership, equipped with new knowledge to “set the record straight” about corrections. Join us in welcoming them to the #TeamTDOC family! 🎉 #CitizensAcademy

🔎 LOOKING FOR A NEW CAREER? Come out to TDOC’s Rapid Hiring Event for the chance to receive a same-day job offer! We’re looking for dedicated individuals 18+ to join our correctional officer teams at one of TDOC’s three facilities around Nashville. Don’t forget about the $5,000 hiring bonus – preregister today!

🎃👻 Happy Halloween! 👻🎃 Tonight, our Probation Parole Officers will be out for the annual Operation Blackout. Officers will visit the homes of certain sex offenders under TDOC supervision to make sure they’re meeting the special conditions in place for the holiday.   Assistant Commissioner Chris Hansen shares Halloween safety tips for parents with WBIR-TV, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News, and Action News 5. Stay safe, Tennessee!

📢 Now Hiring: Associate Counsel - Procurement and Grants The Tennessee Department of Correction is seeking a dedicated Associate Counsel with expertise in procurements and grants. This position will report to the General Counsel and advise the Commissioner and executive leadership on agency contracts, grants, and procurements. Apply today! #Hiring #LegalJobs #JoinOurTeam Full position listing: https://lnkd.in/eV3YJwc2

Throughout October in facilities and offices across the state of Tennessee, #teamTDOC has been recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From helping educate their team about early detection to wearing shirts in support of a loved one in treatment, even bringing the mobile mammogram bus to the facility to ensure staff wouldn’t miss a screening – the men and women at TDOC are working to make a difference. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Tomorrow, 11 cadets in Basic Probation Parole Officer Training class 502-24 will graduate from the Tennessee Correction Academy (TCA) at 10:00 a.m. CDT. Then at 11:00 a.m. CDT, 27 cadets from Basic Correctional Officer Training class 503-24 will graduate. Please join us in person at TCA, or on Facebook live to support and welcome them to #teamTDOC! https://lnkd.in/eNwDUby2

TDOC officers in Knoxville ran into country music superstar Morgan Wallen while donating supplies to Tennesseans impacted by Hurricane Helene. “We were happy to help out the community and will continue to pray for all those who are in need!” said Probation Parole Officer Lindsay DeLorge. Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee

That’s a wrap for our 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy! Participants spent the final week learning about TDOC’s Office of Investigations & Conduct and the Contraband Interdiction Unit. TDOCs law enforcement division is made up of diversified teams of special agents, each one with a unique objective. In staged scenarios, the class worked with the Investigations Unit, the Apprehension & Enforcement Unit, the Security Threat Group, watched K9 Loki perform a vehicle search and saw the tactical tools of our Special Operations team. Cohort 14 will graduate from the program on Oct. 28. Stay tuned!

In the 2023-2024 school year, TDOC had a total of 411 inmates receive their High School Equivalency Diplomas. This year, 26 more graduated in the first month alone! That’s 437 inmates who will have the opportunity to seek higher education, 437 inmates who are less likely to reoffend, and 437 lives changed through the power of education. Congratulations to those graduates, and we look forward to seeing many more take the stage this year!