TULLAHOMA - On Friday, August 30, 2019, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) welcomed new correctional officers into our workforce during a graduation ceremony at the Tennessee Correction Academy in Tullahoma.
MEMPHIS – In an effort to assist the offender population in Shelby County and promote successful reentry, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) held a Career and Resource Fair at the Memphis Day Reporting Center, this week.
NASHVILLE – The death sentence of Stephen West was executed by means of electrocution on August 15, 2019 in accordance with the laws of the state of Tennessee. The sentence was carried out at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
NASHVILLE – Death row inmate Stephen West #115717 has received his final meal.
NASHVILLE – The funeral for Debra Johnson will be held Friday, August 16, 2019 at The Temple Church 3810 Kings Lane, Nashville, Tennessee.
NASHVILLE – Curtis Ray Watson #00364744 is currently in custody at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee.
NASHVILLE – Death row inmate Stephen West selected a philly cheesesteak and french fries for his final meal
NASHVILLE –The method of execution for inmate Stephen West #115717 will be electrocution, per the inmate’s request.
NASHVILLE – At this time, the role for media in regards to funeral arrangements for Ms. Johnson remain fluid.
NASHVILLE – In accordance with protocol, inmate Stephen West #115717 was moved to death watch this morning shortly after midnight
HENNING - Curtis Ray Watson, the escaped inmate charged with the murder of Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson is back in TDOC custody.
NASHVILLE – Funeral arrangements for TDOC Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson have been finalized.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction and the Tennessee Highway Patrol will escort the body of fallen Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson from West Tennessee back to Nashville this afternoon.
NASHVILLE – Due to the ongoing investigation for escaped inmate Curtis Watson #00364744, a person of interest in the death of TDOC Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson, all media responses to inquiries unrelated to this case are currently on hold until further notice.
HENNING – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a statewide Blue Alert for Curtis Ray Watson.