Tennessee Department of Correction
The Tennessee Department of Correction, abbreviated TDOC, is described in the reference as a Cabinet-level Tennessee state-government agency responsible for oversight of convicted offenders in the state's prison system.
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On April 30, 2020, the department supervised sixteen prisons under a count that treated two women's prisons as separate from men's prisons on the same sites. Four were privately operated by CoreCivic, and Tennessee prisons held 20,965 people on that date; these figures describe that historical snapshot.
Verified · 2020-04-30In 1989, Tennessee created the Department of Youth Services and transferred all juvenile responsibilities and functions from the Department of Correction to that department, changing the correctional department's institutional scope.
Verified · 1989In 1923, Tennessee's Administrative Reorganization Act created the Department of Institutions and assigned it management of the state prison system, providing an earlier institutional framework for Tennessee prison administration.
Verified · 1923Tennessee created the Tennessee Corrections Institute in 1974 to train Department of Correction employees, establishing a dedicated institution for staff training.
Verified · 1974On October 31, 2002, Tennessee launched its Felony Offender Information Lookup, allowing the public to search for an inmate's location, inmate number and early release date. The passage establishes what the lookup offered at launch, rather than confirming its present operation.
Verified · 2002-10-31In March 1992, operation of the South Central Correctional Center was contracted to the Corrections Corporation of America as a test case for privatizing prison operations. This documented arrangement distinguished the facility's contracted operation from the department's wider correctional responsibilities.
Verified · 1992-03
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