Tennessee Department of Correction
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government responsible for the oversight of more than 20,000 convicted offenders in Tennessee's fourteen prisons, three of which are privately managed by CoreCivic. The department is headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Correction, who is currently Frank Strada. TDOC facilities' medical and mental health services are provided by Corizon. Juvenile offenders not sentenced as adults are supervised by the independent Tennessee Department of Children's Services, while inmates granted parole or sentenced to probation are overseen by the Department of Correction (TDOC)/Department of Parole. The agency is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association. The department has its headquarters on the sixth floor of the Rachel Jackson Building in Nashville.
| Tennessee Department of Correction | |
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| Abbreviation | TDOC |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1923 |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Tennessee, USA |
| Map of Tennessee Department of Correction's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 42,169 square miles (109,220 km2) |
| Population | 6,214,888 (2008 est.) |
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| Headquarters | 6th Floor Rachel Jackson Building Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Facilities | |
| Correctional Facilities | 16 |
| Website | |
| Tennessee DOC Website | |
As of April 30, 2020 the Tennessee Department of Corrections supervised sixteen prisons (counting two women's prisons as distinct from the men's prisons on the same site), including four private prisons operated by CoreCivic. These facilities have a total of 24,069 beds and an operating capacity to house 23,202 imprisoned individuals. On that date, 20,965 people were held in Tennessee prisons.