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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - No one said it was an easy job, but it is one of the most important services our state provides. The Tennessee Department of Correction will hold a special hiring event this week for people interested in becoming correctional officers.

MEMPHIS, TN - The future of Criminal Justice in Tennessee will be the focus of the bi-annual Criminal Justice Summit which kicks off in Memphis Monday, June 12, 2006.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - No one said it was an easy job. This week, the Tennessee Department of Correction is proud to honor the more than 5,000 men and women who work in Tennessee’s state prisons.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Several Tennessee counties devastated by the
April 7, 2006 tornados are receiving help from the Tennessee Department of Correction.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Commissioner George Little today announced the immediate ban of peanut butter containers in the state’s prison system in a sweep that began overnight and continues today. Prison officials are collecting all peanut butter jars from prison inmates, beginning late Thursday night at three prisons.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner George Little today announced the appointment of two veteran managers to serve as wardens at the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex Site 1 and 2.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner George Little today announced the appointment of a veteran correctional manager to serve as warden at West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, Tennessee.

MEDIA WITNESS DRAWING CANCELLED

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Correction received a clarification order from the United States District Court (Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga) Friday morning stating that “Gregory Thompson’s stay of execution shall remain in effect until such time as the court lifts the stay. The court does not anticipate receiving the final submissions from the petitioner prior to February 6, 2006.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In accordance with state law, the Department of Correction is now accepting applications from recognized news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses for the scheduled execution of death row inmate Gregory Thompson.

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. - Tennessee Department of Correction officials will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Northeast Correctional Complex on Thursday, January 26, 2006. The anniversary celebration will be held in the visitation gallery of the main compound starting at 10 a.m. EST.