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TSEA meets with prison auditors
On Tuesday, TSEA met with American Correctional Association Executive Director Jim Gondles, ACA consultant and former Massachusetts Corrections Commissioner Luis S. Spencer, and ACA auditor and former Secretary of the [&hellip
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Senate Corrections Subcommittee special hearing on TDOC
Earlier today, TSEA addressed the Senate Corrections Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government regarding the ongoing issues in TDOC and concerns for staff safety. Subcommittee Chair Senator Ed Jackson [&hellip
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NEWS RELEASE: TSEA calls for repeal of the 28-day cycle
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today is calling for the repeal of the 28-day work cycle within the Tennessee Department of Correction. The 28-day schedule allows TDOC under [&hellip
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Pay our correctional officers more than Wal-Mart’s retail associates
One of the factors contributing to ongoing high turnover in the Department of Correction is low pay for correctional officers. During Monday’s special House State Government committee meeting, TDOC Commissioner [&hellip
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Focusing on Correction
My brothers and sisters in the Department of Correction, TSEA has heard your overwhelming concerns arising from recent changes within your department and are working diligently to help fix the [&hellip
Read More »TSEA meets with TDOC Commissioner Schofield
NASHVILLE – Yesterday, TSEA met with Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick D. Schofield, Deputy Commissioner Chuck Taylor, HR Director Lisa Patton, Asst. HR Director Debby Dolan, Special Assistant Richard [&hellip
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Article: Attorneys claim state withheld evidence in prison lawsuit
The Tennessean recently reported that the family of a prison inmate who died after being forcibly removed from his cell at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in 2010 has requested a [&hellip
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Letter from President Merritt: TSEA meets with Commissioner Schofield
On Friday, TSEA Executive Director John Summers, Governmental Affairs Director Randy Stamps and I had the opportunity to meet with Commissioner Schofield and his staff to discuss the implementation of [&hellip
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